"Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers on Monday filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for his role in a failed coup bid following his 2022 election defeat by current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Supreme Court judges have no deadline to examine the appeal. What was Bolsonaro sentenced for, and why didn't his plot work? In September, four of the five judges of a Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro of five crimes."
"These included taking part in an armed criminal organization, attempting to violently abolish democracy and organizing a coup. The plot envisaged the assassination of Lula, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin and Alexandre de Moraes, one of the five Supreme Court judges who decided Bolsonaro's fate. Prosecutors said the plan failed only due to a lack of support from the military."
Lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for his role in a failed coup bid after the 2022 election. In September, four of five Supreme Court panel judges convicted him of five crimes, including participation in an armed criminal organization, attempting to violently abolish democracy, and organizing a coup. The coup plot included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Prosecutors said the plot failed because the military did not provide the needed support. Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August and will not be imprisoned until appeals are exhausted under Brazilian law.
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