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Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's former president sentenced to 27 years in jail for attempted coup
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced the former president to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power.
S: https://news.sky.com/story/jair-bols...-coup-13428791

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after his 2022 election defeat.

The far-right politician, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is currently under house arrest in the capital, Brasilia.

A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence several hours after they found the 70-year-old guilty on five counts.

The counts were trying to stage a coup, being part of an armed criminal organisation, attempting violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, being implicated in violence, and posing a serious threat to the state's assets and listed heritage.

Bolsonaro's lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict.

The ruling will deepen political divisions in Brazil and is also likely to prompt a backlash from the United States government - with Donald Trump already sharing his thoughts on the vote.

President Trump, an ally of Bolsonaro, has said he was surprised and "very unhappy" with the decision.