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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.

Euronews

Brazil's ex-President Bolsanaro ordered to serve 27-year prison sentence over coup plot

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requested the order to be finalized, preventing Bolsonaro from filing any further appeals.

Axios

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison sentence

The far-right leader was taken into custody on Saturday after attempting to break his ankle monitor

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Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken into custody on November 22 after it was determined there was a “high risk” of him attempting to flee to a foreign embassy. The arrest took place as the Brazilian supreme court was analysing Bolsonaro’s final appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for…

The Conversation

Court orders Bolsonaro's arrest after suspicion that he tried to remove electronic bracelet

The former president remains under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, but according to local media, the court has ordered his transfer to prison as a precautionary measure and to maintain public order after a vigil was announced outside, amid suspicions that he may have attempted to escape.

Euronews

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison for attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK

Brazil’s president says in UN speech that democracy can prevail over ‘would-be autocrats’

South American leftist Lula takes indirect swipes at Trump in speech and warns that global threat of ‘anti-democratic forces’ persists

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Trump administration sanctions wife of Brazilian judge who sentenced Bolsonaro, revokes other visas

The U.S. government has sanctioned the wife of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference

Brazil has a long and tragic history of military intervention in politics. Too often, the country’s armed forces have made themselves arbiters of what the country’s government could or could not do.

The Conversation

‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa

Alexandre Padilha’s father fled dictatorship for the US – now the health chief’s family is a target of Trump’s bully tactics

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Bolsonaro, a Trump Ally, Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Attempt but May Still Avoid Prison

With only one of five justices voting to acquit, Bolsonaro's legal team cannot overturn the conviction but may seek a reduced sentence or house arrest instead.

Latin Times

‘Political witch-hunt’: Donald Trump brings his signature legal complaint to Israel and France, and they are not having it

Trump just can't keep his nose in his own business.

We Got This Covered

Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century

Intricate plan to murder top judge, president- and vice-president elect was central to Jair Bolsonaro coup hopes

The Guardian - UK

Marco Rubio Vows US Retaliation To 'Witch Hunt' After Trump Ally Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced For Coup Plot By Brazil's Supreme Court

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday vowed American retaliation following former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro‘s conviction on coup plotting charges.

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The Guardian - UK

Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential election

International Business Times

Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed Firebrand At Risk Of Future Behind Bars

As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders.

Euronews

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting attempted coup

Four out of five Brazilian supreme court judges voted on Thursday to convict the former president of mounting coup to try and stay in power.

The Guardian - UK

What did Jair Bolsonaro’s trial reveal about an attempted coup in Brazil?

Far-right ex-president was found to have led a ‘criminal organisation’ to try to stay in power

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The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil

Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election

Al Jazeera

Bolsonaro verdict likely: What to expect in Brazil, and from Trump

Landmark case against former president has set Brazil on edge, with fears of violent protests against a guilty verdict.

International Business Times

Bolsonaro Judge Criticizes Trial, Warns Of 'Political' Verdict

The third of five Brazilian judges deciding the fate of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday sharply criticized the trial, arguing that the Supreme Court should not issue a "political" verdict despite two judges already backing a conviction.

The Guardian - UK

First two Brazilian judges vote to convict Jair Bolsonaro in coup plot trial

Three more supreme court justices to cast their votes in coming days, with verdict expected by Thursday

International Business Times

D-Day Approaches In Bolsonaro Coup Trial

Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a coup trial that has prompted mass protests by his fervent base and punitive backlash from his US ally, Donald Trump.

The Guardian - US

‘He’s always on the attack’: the Brazilian judge prosecuting Bolsonaro inspires both love and hate

Alexandre de Moraes is leading the criminal trial against the former president for allegedly engineering a coup

International Business Times

Bolsonaro Lawyers Tell Brazil Court Acquittal 'Imperative'

The defense team of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro told the close of his trial for coup plotting on Wednesday that an acquittal was "imperative" to avoid what it presented as a potential miscarriage of justice.

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