Nearly all of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court docket judges have voted to convict the nation’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of making an attempt a coup after his 2022 election defeat.
The far-right politician, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, was discovered responsible on 5 counts by three members of a five-justice panel.
Simply one of many 5 judges has acquitted Bolsonaro and when the ultimate one has voted, the panel will resolve on the previous president’s sentence – which might quantity to many years in jail.
The 70-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, is presently below home arrest.
His legal professionals have mentioned they are going to enchantment the decision.
The ruling will deepen political divisions in Brazil and can be prone to immediate a backlash from the US authorities.
Bolsonaro ally Donald Trump has already known as the case a “witch hunt”, slapped Brazil with tariff hikes and revoked US visas for many members of Brazil’s excessive court docket.
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