Bolsonaro, Brazil and Conviction Matters

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Why Bolsonaro's Conviction Matters
It will be a while before we know how Bolsonaro’s conviction will affect U.S.-Brazilian ties. President Donald Trump, who called the verdict “very bad,” had months earlier ensured that the trial would attract global attention by imposing a 50% tariff on many Brazilian goods in retaliation for what he called a “witch hunt.

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What to know after Brazil’s Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt
Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction
Bolsonaro Convicted of Plotting Coup
Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil was sentenced to 27 years in prison for trying to overturn the 2022 election and planning to assassinate his opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the current ...

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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting coup in Brazil
Bolsonaro jailed for 27 years over failed Brazil coup plot
Why Did Brazil’s Supreme Court Sentence Jair Bolsonaro To 27 Years In Prison? | Explained
Chief Justice Luís Roberto Barroso called the ruling “a watershed moment in Brazil’s history".

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Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro is jailed for 27 years as he is convicted of plotting a coup to stay in power after losing election

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite h

From political outsider to a president like no other: Bolsonaro's rise and fall

The Brazilian ex-president has been sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup, but an amnesty could be on the cards.

MAGA sees Brazil as a harbinger for Trump’s US – Bolsonaro’s trial proves them wrong

For Brazil, the verdict is proof that even a former president can be held accountable. For the US, it is a reminder of the road not taken.

Brazilian judge votes to acquit Bolsonaro of coup plot, breaking with peers

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted on Wednesday to acquit former President Jair Bolsonaro of an alleged coup attempt and annul his trial over jurisdiction, breaking with peers and raising the odds of an appeal of a verdict this week.

Brazil braces for new US sanctions after Bolsonaro's conviction angers Trump administration

Brazil braced Friday for possible new U.S. sanctions linked to former President Jair Bolsonaro 's conviction on coup charges, after the administration of President Donald Trump warned it would respond “accordingly.
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