"The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday reached the votes needed to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the presidential election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The right-wing populist was found guilty after three out of five Supreme Court justices voted to convict. The judges can still change their decisions until a judgement is pronounced on Friday."
"Bolsonaro, 70, faces over 40 years in prison. What do we know about the charges against Bolsonaro? On January 8, 2023, Bolsonaro supporters stormed several government buildings in the capital, Brasilia, just days after Lula's inauguration. In July, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said that Bolsonaro and seven others had taken part in an "armed criminal association" that sought to "violently overthrow the democratic order." The proceedings mark the first trial of a former Brazilian president on coup charges."
Majority of a Brazilian Supreme Court panel reached votes needed to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a 2022 coup after he lost the presidential election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Three of five justices voted to convict, though judges can still change decisions until a judgement is pronounced on Friday. Bolsonaro, 70, faces over 40 years in prison. On January 8, 2023, supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia days after Lula's inauguration. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet accused Bolsonaro and seven others of taking part in an "armed criminal association" that sought to "violently overthrow the democratic order." Proceedings mark the first trial of a former Brazilian president on coup charges.
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