The Supreme Court of Brazil sentenced the former President Zhair Bolsonaru to 27 years and 3 months in prison for preparing a plan for overthrowing the democratic order after defeating the elections of 2022.
The first House of the Supreme Court found Bolsonar to be guilty of attempting a coup against the government of Luis Inasi Lula da Silva. Of the five judges, the four voted for a conviction, as a result of which the extreme right-wing ex-president received a term of more than 27 years.
Bolsonar was found guilty under the articles on the attempt on the overthrow of the democratic law enforcement, an attempt to a coup, participation in the armed criminal organization and damage to the property protected by state. “
Together with Bolsonar, the court sentenced the court to the seven defendants, having sentenced them to 2 to 26 years in prison.
The Brazilian press called the decision historical, noting that not one of the former presidents of the country was previously held accountable for crimes against democratic institutions. The state was able to convincingly submit a criminal group organized on the hierarchical principle, which concentrated to maintain the power of the Bolsonar, ”the head of the first house of the Supreme Court Cristiano Zanin. The capital of Brazilia, or in one of the military facilities.
October 30, 2022, in the second round of the presidential election, the candidate from the left forces Luis Inasiu Lula da Silva, who replaced Bolsonaru, won. The new head of state officially took office on January 1, 2023.
After the announcement of the results, supporters of Bolsonaru arranged stocks with the overlap of motorways, and on January 8, 2023, the police cordons broke through and storm the building of the National Congress, demanding the intervention of the army.
on November 26, 2024, the Federal Police of Brazil accused Bolsonar of participating in participation conspiracy against the government of Lula. On March 26, the Supreme Court unanimously approved the indictment against him and seven more defendants.