Brazil top court weighs whether Bolsonaro will stand trial


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  • Tuesday, 25 Mar 2025

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A five-judge panel from Brazil's Supreme Court began deliberations on Tuesday to determine if former President Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest aides should stand trial for allegedly attempting a coupafter his 2022 electoral defeat.

The judges are expected to decide by Wednesday whether to hear the charges filed last month against the former leader, accused of running a conspiracy to overthrow the government.

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