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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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Basically a death sentence. He won't live long enough to serve his full sentence.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    A life sentence. Not a death sentence.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    What I mean is he is no longer going to be a threat and he will die in prison.

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