Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election.

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been sentenced to 27 years in prison on charges of plotting a coup, is the latest leader of Latin America’s biggest economy to face justice.

The Brazilian Supreme Court’s recent conviction of Jair Bolsonaro on five charges related to his attempt to overturn the 2022 election results there and stay in power is a great illustration that dem...