The Brazilian Supreme Court sentenced seven people involved in the 2023 coup attempt; Sentences range from 7.5 to 17 years and there are still 16 defendants to be tried.
The Supreme Court of Brazil sentenced this Tuesday seven participants in the coup attempt led by former president Jair Bolsonaro, imposing sentences of between 7.5 and 17 years in prison. Those convicted include a federal police, five soldiers and the president of an electoral audit institutewho contributed with “digital militias” to spread disinformation about the 2022 elections.
The judge-rapporteur Alexandre de Moraes pointed out that the convicted “they manufactured and disseminated false narratives about the electoral process with the aim of generating social chaos and instability to achieve institutional rupture”. Bolsonaro, who already received a 27-year sentence in September for leading an armed criminal organization to stay in power after losing to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has been under house arrest since August and is prohibited from demonstrating on social networks.
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Those convicted have five days to appeal the sentence. The former president’s defense announced that it will appeal the Supreme Court ruling, and once the appeals are resolved, Bolsonaro could be sent to prison. Meanwhile, 16 additional defendants await sentencing in the coming weeks.
Amnesty attempts and political reaction
At the end of September, the Lower House approved a project of law that opened the door to amnesty for Bolsonaro and those convicted of the January 2023 riot against seats of power in Brasilia, but in the face of massive protests, Congress softened its content, limiting the initiative to a possible reduction of sentences.
Bolsonaro also remains ineligible until 2030 due to his attacks without testing the voting system.
Lula da Silva confirmed negotiations for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Brazilian products
Two weeks ago, in addition, it suffered a political setback after the conversation between Donald Trump and Lula, in which bilateral tensions relaxed.
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaconfirmed that his government and the United States will maintain talks to address the recent 50% increase in tariffs on Brazilian products ordered by the North American president donald trump. The president avoided specifying the place or type of the meeting, which marks a new chapter of commercial tension.
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He foreign minister, Mauro Vieiratraveled to Washington to meet with him Secretary of State Marco Rubioappointed by Trump to represent the United States in bilateral talks.
Both officials had already maintained a telephone communication last week, where they agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting to discuss the economic impact of the new trade measures.
Source: Ambito
