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Brazil's Bolsonaro found guilty of plotting a coup

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Christine Mhundwa | Albert Steinberger
September 12, 2025

Brazil's Supreme Court has found former far-right president Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup to stay in power following his election defeat in 2022. The 70 year-old now faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars, after being sentenced to 27 years in prison. Albert Steinberger from DW Brazil Service explains the ruling.

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