Bolsonaro guilty in coup plot
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The press secretary suggested the administration could use its “military might” in response to a conviction of Brazil’s former MAGA-friendly leader.
Once all five justices deliver their votes, the court will determine Bolsonaro's sentence, which could carry decades in prison.
The former president of Brazil, who is not required to appear, is monitoring the Supreme Court’s final deliberations from his home, where he remains under house arrest
Update, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at 3 p.m.: On Sunday, a crowd of Jair Bolsonaro supporters estimated to be in the thousands invaded government buildings in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia to protest what they say was a rigged presidential election.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz ...