Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting coup
BRASILIA, Brazil >> Brazil’s Supreme Court today convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a failed conspiracy to overturn the 2022 Brazilian election in a coup plot that included disbanding courts, empowering the military and assassinating the president-elect.
Brazil's Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot, Supreme Court decides in landmark trial
BRASILIA: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by the Supreme Court on Thursday (Sep 11) of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a powerful blow to the populist far-right movement he created.The ruling by a panel of five justices on Brazil's Supreme Court made
Brazil's Bolsonaro jailed 27 years over attempted coup
After Jan. 6, the U.S. failed to prosecute Trump until it was too late. Following insurrection in Brazil, authorities took no chances.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction
Bolsonaro’s lawyers say the sentencing is absurdly excessive and that they will file the appropriate appeals.
What to know after Brazil's Bolsonaro convicted and sentenced for coup attempt
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022.
Brazil's Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges, court majority decides in landmark trial
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by the Supreme Court in a landmark decision Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years; U.S. signals disapproval
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the world's most prominent far-right populist leaders. The conviction…
Brazil: Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices found Bolsonaro guilty on five counts related to his attempt to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.
Brazilian Supreme Court panels sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
US President Donald Trump said hours later that he was “very unhappy” with the conviction
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