Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro protest against his Supreme Court trial for allegedly leading a coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro cries during a vigil in his support near his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Opponents of former President Jair Bolsonaro celebrate at a bar after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro cry during a vigil in his support near his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks to the press outside of the condominium where his father is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes attends the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in an alleged coup plot to keep Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Police stand guard in front of the Supreme Court, one day before the second part of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A vendor displays dual flag jerseys featuring the Brazilian and U.S. flag, outside the condominium where former President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro protest his arrest, during Independence Day celebrations, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced for attempted coup, in photos
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
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