Brasília, Sept 11, 2025 (AFP) - Brazil's Bolsonaro faces prison after coup plotting conviction

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2025-09-11

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. All but one judge found the 70-year-old guilty of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 elections defeat by the left-winger. While the court had already garnered the simple majority of three votes needed for his convictio......

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