US EditionBrazil's Supreme Court nears a verdict in coup plot trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro
The Supreme Federal Court deliberates on charges that Bolsonaro and co-defendants attempted a coup to overturn the 2022 election, with a verdict and possible sentencing expected this week.
- Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, in a coup trial, where he risks over 40 years in prison if found guilty of seeking to claw back power after his 2022 election defeat.
- Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters demonstrated in several cities to denounce the trial as a "disgrace" and thank former U.S. President Donald Trump for his intervention through financial sanctions against Brazil's Supreme Court judge presiding over the case.
- Prosecutors say Bolsonaro plotted to declare a state of emergency and call new elections, and allegedly knew of a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his deputy, and the judge, though he failed to win military support.
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Pressure mounts on Bolsonaro as two out of five judges find him guilty
The Brazilian Supreme Court trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken a significant turn, with two out of five judges voting to convict him of plotting a coup to cling to power. Bolsonaro is accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2022 election, which he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The former president has denied the charges, but the initial split verdict suggests the case against him is gaining momentum. Three more …
Fairfield Sun Times
Bolsonaro judge criticizes trial, warns of 'political' verdict
The third of five Brazilian judges deciding the fate of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday sharply criticized the trial, arguing that the Supreme Court should not issue a "political" verdict despite two judges already backing a conviction.
Brazil's Supreme Court nears verdict in Bolsonaro coup plot trial
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted Tuesday to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power.
Two Brazil Supreme Court justices vote to convict Bolsonaro for coup attempt - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
BRASILIA — Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Tuesday voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2022 election, as they cast the first votes in the final phase of the ex-president’s trial.
Brazil Braces for a Verdict on Its Ex-President—and on Its Democracy
Jon Lee Anderson on the Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s new documentary, “Apocalypse in the Tropics,” and the role of Pentacostalism in the rise of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who awaits a trial verdict on accusations that he fomented a coup against his elected successor.
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