BRAZIL'S SUPREME Court Has Ordered The Country's Former President, Jair Bolsonaro, To Begin Serving A 27-Year And 3-Month Prison Sentence, After He Was Found Guilty Of Plotting A Coup Attempt Following His Defeat In The 2022 Election Against His Opponent, Current President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva.
The Court Has Also Ordered His Convicted Associates To Begin Serving Their Sentences. The Accomplices Are: Augusto Heleno, Former General And Minister Of Institutional Security, 21 Years In Prison, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira De Oliveira, General And Former Minister Of Defense, (19), Walter Braga Netto, General And Former Minister Of Defense (26), Almir Garnier Santos, Chief Of The Navy (24), Anderson Torres, Former Minister Of Justice And Internal Security, (24), Alexandre Ramagem, Head Of The Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) (16), Mauro Cid, A Close Aide To Bolsonaro, (2)
Bolsonaro Will Begin Serving His Sentence At The Federal Police Prison In Brasilia, Where He Has Been Held Since Last Saturday. There Were Also Allegations That He Tried To Plan An Escape, A Charge To Which He Pleaded Guilty.
Supreme Court Judges Said Bolsonaro Was Involved In A Plot To Assassinate President Lula Da Silva And Running Mate Geraldo Alckmin In September 2022, As Well As The Arrest And Murder Of Judge Alexandre De Moraes, Who Was Overseeing His Trials.
However, The Plan Was Not Supported By The Army And Air Force Commanders, Allowing Lula To Be Sworn In Without Incident On January 1, 2023.
A Week Later, On January 8, Thousands Of Bolsonaro Supporters Stormed Government Buildings In Brasilia, And Nearly 1,500 People Were Arrested. Judges Found That Bolsonaro Had Instigated The Violence In The Hope That The Military Would Help Him Stay In Power.
Bolsonaro Has Also Been Banned From Running For Any Political Office Until 2060, Describing The Case As A "Manhunt Against Him" Aimed At Preventing Him From Running For President In 2026.