The Federal Supreme Court (TSF) of Brazil defined that the former president will be charged with the coup attempt to avoid the assumption of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022. The judges point against Bolsonaro and seven other defendants.
After the third and final audience, finally the Supreme Court of Brazil decided to initiate a criminal process against the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonarofor the complaint for the coup attempt against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022. Thus, the ex -president will be investigated by the Brazilian justice and can face extensive prison sentences.
In detail, the imputation It falls on Bolsonaro and others Seven defendantsincluding high military controls and former ministers who participated in the management. The former president of Brazil was at the beginning of the session this morning At the STF headquarters But then he left the enclosure without giving explanations.
What accuses Jair Bolsonaro
The initial complaint filed charges against 34 people, but the Supreme Court only decided on Tuesday over Bolsonaro and seven other defendants. Among them are the former defense ministers, Walter Braga Netto and Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, and the former justice minister, Anderson Tor, in addition to Bolsonaro himself.
Bolsonaro imputed Brazil
STF
The former president of Brazil is accused of violent abolition of the democratic state of law, tentative of coup d’etatlink with a Armed criminal organizationQualified damage and heritage deterioration.
In detail, on January 8, 2023 thousand supporters of the then outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro entered the headquarters of the Presidency, the Parliament and the Supreme Court located in the capital of Brasilia. To the shout of “fraud” assaulted and vandalized the buildings. Bolsonaro had not accepted the results of the elections who gave Da Silva winner by little margin.
Bolsonaro is one of the main ones aimed at motivating and promoting the attacks of their followers to the different government buildings. Until now, the Supreme Court of Brazil condemned almost 500 people For incidents.
The penalty that Jair Bolsonaro can face
The decision of the Supreme Court implies that Bolsonaro becomes tried for the multiple crimes of which he is accused. Thus, justice must define the guilt of the former president of Brazil.
In detail, If they are convicted only for the coup attempt, the penalty could reach up to 12 years of prison. However, the Brazilian ex -president is accused of at least 5 crimes, so the sum of the other positions would raise the potential sentence until 40 years.
Source: Ambito
