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) - Brazil's Supreme Court found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after he lost the 2022 elections, a conviction carrying a sentence of 27 years and three months.
Bolsonaro, a 70-year-old former army captain, has very narrow avenues of appeal in Brazil to avoid going to prison in the capital Brasilia.
