Brazil’s top court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Ana Ionova, reporting from Brasília, explains the charges and what comes next.
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.
A majority of voting justices said they plan to vote to convict Brazil’s former president of trying to hold onto power. A final verdict could come Thursday.
Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro flooded streets in Brazil to protest the criminal prosecution of Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted to stage a coup in 2022. Ana Ionova, a correspondent for The New York Times in Brazil, explains how the Supreme Court justice presiding over the trial has taken center stage.
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