"The September 11 decision revolved around Bolsonaro's plan to overturn his 2022 electoral defeat and assassinate current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and two other top members of the Brazilian government. The panel of five Supreme Court justices voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison. Brazilians celebrated in the streets in cities across the country. News reports showed people amassed, dancing, and playing music as if it were the festival of Carnival."
"In its ruling, Brazil's Supreme Court found Bolsonaro guilty of leading the coup plot to undermine Brazil's democratic order leading up to the January 8, 2023, capitol invasion by Bolsonaro supporters, which was inspired by the January 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The former president was convicted of five crimes: organizing a coup, participating in an armed criminal organization, attempting to abolish democracy, and damaging government property and cultural assets."
Brazil's Supreme Court convicted Jair Bolsonaro of leading a plot to overturn the 2022 election and of planning to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and two other senior officials. Five justices on a panel voted 4-1 and sentenced Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison. The ruling cited his role in the January 8, 2023, capitol invasion that echoed the January 6, 2020, U.S. attack. Convictions included organizing a coup, participating in an armed criminal organization, attempting to abolish democracy, and damaging government property and cultural assets. Bolsonaro is banned from holding public office until 2060. Celebrations and protests erupted nationwide.
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