#attempted-coup

#attempted-coup

On Thursday, the populist ex-leader was found guilty by four out of five judges examining the case at Brazil's Supreme Court, on all five counts he faced, making him the first Brazilian leader ever to be found guilty of an attempt to overturn an election. On house arrest in the lead-up to the verdict, he has now been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison.

The trial of Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro is already a landmark event. It's the first time in the country's history that a former president is standing trial for an attempted coup. It is also the first time since the end of the military dictatorship (1964 to 1985) that high-ranking military officials are being held to account in a civilian court. The proceedings before Brazil's Supreme Court begin on September 2, and are due to continue until September 12.