Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil and Conviction Matters
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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.
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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.
The Brazilian ex-president has been sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup, but an amnesty could be on the cards.
Supporters reacted to Brazil's Supreme Court sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro moved into the verdict and sentencing stage Tn the Supreme Federal Court, but an amnesty bill is pending.