Brazil's Bolsonaro and his coalition adrift as trial verdict nears, allies say


FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves a hospital after undergoing medical examinations, authorised by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in Brasilia, Brazil, August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) -As Brazil's Supreme Court prepares for closing arguments next week in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged coup plot, the former army captain and his political coalition show signs of unraveling.

Allies who have visited the far-right firebrand now under house arrest in a gated Brasilia community tell Reuters they saw Bolsonaro battling bouts of sadness, hiccup attacks and a fixation on the judge he blames for his troubles.

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