The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup.

A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had convicted the former leader.

They ruled he was guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I thought he was in his 70s? Maybe you know more about the Brazillian justice system tho.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not saying anything about his age. I'm assuming, which I maybe should not, about the politics of many political systems. I'll give it 3 years, plus/minus 3 years.

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