"A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday reached the majority of 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 court later sentenced him to 27 years in prison."
"Justice Carmen Lucia, who issued the decisive third vote, framed the case as a "meeting between Brazil and its past, its present, and its future," referring to previous attempts to overthrow democracy in the country's history. Lucia said there was enough evidence to demonstrate that Bolsonaro acted "with the purpose of eroding democracy and institutions." The judges voted to convict Bolsonaro of taking part in an armed criminal organization, attempting to violently abolish democracy, organizing a coup, and damaging government property and protected cultural assets."
Brazil's Supreme Court majority voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after his 2022 election loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The court sentenced him to 27 years for participating in an armed criminal organization, attempting to violently abolish democracy, organizing a coup, and damaging government property and protected cultural assets. Justice Carmen Lucia delivered the decisive vote and said evidence showed Bolsonaro acted with the purpose of eroding democracy and institutions. The conviction becomes final after the fifth judge casts a vote. Bolsonaro is under house arrest as a declared flight risk and remains politically popular.
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