Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted the former president of trying to cling to power after losing the 2022 election, including a plan to assassinate his opponent.

The improvement coincides with two key factors: Lula's high-profile sovereignty campaign against U.S. tariffs, and the legal challenges facing his main rival, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro was convicted on Thursday for coup plotting and remains ineligible to run for office.

Brazil’s Supreme Court convened Thursday for the penultimate day of Jair Bolsonaro’s trial on coup-plot charges, with the panel one vote short of the majority needed to convict the former president.

The second justice, Flávio Dino, also found Bolsonaro guilty of all the five charges against him. The trial will continue on Wednesday. When the session starts at 09:00 local (12:00GMT), all eyes will be on Justice Luiz Fux, whose turn it will be to cast his vote.