Jair Bolsonaro, the ex-president of Brazil who is now 70, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months’ imprisonment and held liable for planning an army takeover, the BBC reported.
The country’s Supreme Court, a panel consisting of five justices, ruled Bolsonaro guilty of organizing a conspiracy to retain power following his loss in the 2022 election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. One justice voted to exonerate the ex-president. He was found guilty of five charges, all relating to the 2022 loss. According to Reuters, these were participating in an armed criminal organization; attempting to violently...