"Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, including four senior members of the military, have gone on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup the first time in Brazilian history such powerful figures have faced justice for seeking to topple the country's democracy. Bolsonaro, a paratrooper turned far-right populist who governed from 2019 until 2023, stands accused of masterminding a failed power grab after losing the 2022 election to the leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva."
"Bolsonaro and his seven alleged co-conspirators, including three army generals and the former head of the navy, face decades in jail if found guilty of being the driving force behind the unsuccessful plot. On Tuesday morning, the supreme court began what is expected to be a two-week judgment of the group. Over the course of eight televised hearings held between 2 and 12 September, five supreme court judges will decide their fate."
"Whenever there was an attempted coup, and the coup didn't succeed, there was always an amnesty and now we're seeing precisely the opposite, Marques added, hailing the trial as tribute to the maturity of Brazil's institutions and democracy, which was restored in 1985."
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven allies, including four senior military members, have gone on trial accused of attempting to stage a coup after losing the 2022 election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The defendants include three army generals and a former head of the navy and face decades in prison if convicted of being the driving force behind the unsuccessful plot. The supreme court began a likely two-week judgment, with five judges set to decide after eight televised hearings between 2 and 12 September. Brazil has had more than a dozen coup attempts since 1889, with the last successful one in 1964. The proceedings are described as unprecedented and a significant test for Brazilian democracy, which was restored in 1985.
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