Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks with media as he arrives at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, on the day the Electoral Justice continues the trial to determine his political rights, Brazil June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's political career was in tatters on Friday as Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) barred the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's fraught election.
Five out of seven justices voted to convict the 68-year-old Bolsonaro for abuse of power and misuse of the media over his actions in July 2022, ahead of the election, when he summoned ambassadors to vent unfounded claims about Brazil's electronic voting system.
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