Brazil's Supreme Court to start Bolsonaro coup trial on September 2


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest, ordered by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, as he awaits trial over an alleged plot to overturn the 2022 election, in Brasília, Brazil, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A five-judge panel of Brazil's Supreme Court will kick off the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup on September 2, a court document showed on Friday.

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)

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