Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022.

Four out of five Brazilian supreme court judges voted on Thursday to convict the former president of mounting coup to try and stay in power.View on euronews

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.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup. Yet the former president remains one of the country's most consequential figures.

After former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup, his defence team has vowed to appeal. He was found guilty of plotting a coup with military officials and allies against the government of his left-wing successor,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that the U.S. will respond accordingly to Brazil's 27-year prison sentence for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after he lost reelection in 2022.

Here’s what we know about the verdict and what it could mean for United States-Brazil relations: Bolsonaro was tried on the following charges: Damaging protected public property when his supporters charged into government buildings in protest on January 8, 2023.