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Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot

Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot

Summary

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to start a 27-year prison sentence for planning a coup after he lost the 2022 presidential election. The court ruled that Bolsonaro, found guilty in September, cannot appeal further. He will serve his sentence in a federal jail in Brasilia and has been ordered to receive medical care.

Key Facts

  • Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
  • He was found guilty of leading a plot to keep power after losing the 2022 election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
  • The Supreme Court ruled that Bolsonaro cannot make any more appeals.
  • Bolsonaro will serve his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasilia.
  • He was detained as a flight risk after trying to tamper with his ankle monitor.
  • Bolsonaro has been barred from holding public office until 2060.
  • Bolsonaro's plan for a coup included support from military leaders, which it did not get.
  • Thousands of his supporters were involved in riots at government buildings in January 2023.
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