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Jair Bolsonaro Is Convicted

Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election.

Rubio warns Brazil of US response after Bolsonaro's conviction for plotting a coup

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would respond after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted ...
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Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted for plotting a coup

Editor’s note (September 11th): This article has been updated.

Opponents of Jair Bolsonaro celebrate in street after Brazil’s former president jailed for 27 years

Opponents of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro celebrated in the streets of Brasilia on Thursday night after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a ...

Bolsonaro could be convicted by court, granted amnesty by Congress

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro moved into the verdict and sentencing stage Tn the Supreme Federal Court, but an amnesty ...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback

The problem facing governments is that failed putschists pose a lingering political threat. Ousted leaders often plot ...