Brasília, March 25, 2025 (AFP) - Brazil judges weigh whether to put Bolsonaro on trial for 'coup'

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2025-03-25

Brazil's Supreme Court will weigh Tuesday whether to put far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly masterminding an attempted coup after losing elections in 2022. If convicted, the 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of about 40 years. According to the charge sheet, Bolsonaro led a "criminal organization" that had sought to unseat leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to whom he lost October 2022 elections by a razor-thin margi......

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