Brazil puts former Prez Bolsonaro on trial: What’s at stake in verdict, sentencing; coup charges carry 30-year prison risk
Sunday, 31 August 2025 () Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial commences at Brazil's Supreme Court, with the former president facing charges that could lead to over 30 years in prison for allegedly attempting to subvert the 2022 election results. The five-justice panel will review charges including attempting a coup, leading a criminal organization, and damaging state assets.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro planned to seek asylum in Argentina, police say
Bolsonaro is currently awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned on Wednesday he..
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Brazil's political crisis deepens as lawmakers in Congress stage a dramatic protest against the Supreme Court's decision to place former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for violating a..
Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations
The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle..
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