Latin America
Jair Bolsonaro Begins 27-Year Prison Sentence for Plotting Coup
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year sentence for orchestrating a failed coup attempt to block the transfer of power after the 2022 election. The ruling concludes a multiyear investigation into the plot, which prosecutors say involved plans to sabotage Brazil’s electoral system and assassinate now President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and now Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
Former Brazilian President Charged with Alleged Coup Attempt
Brazil's prosecutor general, Paulo Gonet Branco, officially charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to prevent Lula Da Silva from taking office in the upcoming 2026 Presidential election.