Brazil’s Bolsonaro jailed 27 years for coup attempt

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup, the country’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) made the announcement.

A majority of the five-member chamber of the STF found the 70-year-old guilty, according to local media.

Bolsonaro is the first former Brazilian president convicted over an attempted coup, after his supporters stormed the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace on January 8, 2023.

The former president did not appear in court himself.

Meanwhile, since early August, Bolsonaro has been under house arrest for violations of previous court conditions.

The verdict had originally been scheduled for Friday. (dpa/NAN)