Brazil Court Votes to Convict Bolsonaro of Coup Attempt

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court panel for attempting to cling to power through a military coup following his 2022 electoral defeat to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with three of five justices finding him guilty. Currently under house arrest, Bolsonaro faces over 40 years in prison on multiple charges, while U.S. President Donald Trump denounces the trial as a “witch hunt” and has imposed sanctions against Brazil.

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