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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.

Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters gathered in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the capital, Brasilia, on Sunday, waving the flags of Brazil and the United States, in an apparent nod to President Donald Trump, an ally of the far-right former leader.

The future of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro is in the balance as his trial for masterminding a conspiracy to stay in power enters its final stage today. The country is bracing for unrest during the trial. A Supreme Court panel has scheduled sessions from September 2-12 to decide whether the populist ex-leader is guilty of seeking to overturn the result of the 2022 presidential election, which he lost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The far-right leader has been wearing an electronic ankle tag since mid-July and has been under house arrest since early August. But last Monday, the prosecutor general asked the supreme court to tighten surveillance of the 70-year-old, after federal police reported he had even drafted a request for political asylum in Argentina. In Tuesday's ruling, Justice Alexandre de Moraes agreed there was a risk of flight and ordered police to monitor Bolsonaro's Brasilia mansion 24 hours a day.

Bolsonaro's legal representatives denied the charges against him, asserting that the evidence presented did not convincingly link him to a plot to overturn the election.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Jair Bolsonaro to remain under house arrest after he allegedly violated court orders and flouted restrictions on social media use.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions for Brazilian judicial officials and their families, accusing Justice Alexandre de Moraes of creating a censorship complex.

Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, rejected Donald Trump's accusations and asserted that Brazil does not accept external interference in its domestic matters.

"Initially declared stable, Bolsonaro's medical team reversed their decision on surgery after new tests found issues requiring immediate attention due to complications from previous surgeries."