"In September, Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting to stage a coup, in order to retain power after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election. He was found guilty of trying to subvert the democratic rule of law, attempting a coup, participating in an armed conspiracy, causing damage to public property and contributing to the deterioration of a listed national heritage site. He was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison."
"A member of Brazil's far-right Liberal Party, known by the acronym PL, Bolsonaro was a former army captain who served nearly 27 years in the Chamber of Deputies before becoming president. He led the country from 2019 to 2023. But critics accused him of manipulating his office to undermine Brazil's voting system, and in June 2023, after he left office, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court ruled he had abused his power."
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving his 27-year, three-month prison sentence after his defence declined to file a second appeal. Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced the order, and the court indicated Bolsonaro would start his sentence at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, where he is being held. Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting to stage a coup to retain power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Convictions include subverting the democratic rule of law, attempting a coup, participating in an armed conspiracy, causing damage to public property and contributing to the deterioration of a listed national heritage site.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]