"The verdict and sentencing stage has begun in the trial of Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a conspiracy to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. This comes after the prosecution presented its case in July, while the defence concluded arguments in mid-August. Brazil's Supreme Court has scheduled sessions until September 12 to reach a verdict."
"Bolsonaro, who denies any wrongdoing, is charged with five counts, including attempting to stage a coup, plotting the assassination of current leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a Supreme Court justice, and involvement in an armed criminal organisation. Al Jazeera's Monica Yanakiew, reporting from Brasilia, said the former president was not going to attend at least, not his first day before the Supreme Court concludes his verdict and sentencing along with that of seven co-defendants."
"She noted that Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August 4, and that his lawyers expect a conviction, saying there is overwhelming evidence pointing to several crimes, among them attempting against democracy and allegedly plotting a coup. Prosecutors also allege Bolsonaro's allies devised plans to kill President Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. They also argue that a January 8, 2023 riot in Brasilia when Bolsonaro backers stormed Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace one week after Lula took office,"
The trial has entered the verdict and sentencing stage, with Brazil's Supreme Court scheduling sessions until September 12. Jair Bolsonaro faces five counts including attempting to stage a coup, plotting assassinations of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a Supreme Court justice, and involvement in an armed criminal organisation. Prosecutors allege his allies planned to kill Lula and Justice Alexandre de Moraes and that a January 8, 2023 riot in Brasilia aimed to trigger military intervention to remove the new president. Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing and has been under house arrest since August 4. A guilty verdict on the coup charge alone could carry up to 12 years.
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