Overview
- The appeal asks the court to void the case and acquit Jair Bolsonaro, according to a filing reviewed by AFP.
- Earlier this week the Supreme Court deemed his legal remedies exhausted and moved to enforce the full sentence.
- The September judgment found him guilty of leading a criminal organization that sought to overturn the 2022 election.
- Justices determined he incited supporters who stormed the Supreme Court, the presidential palace and Congress on January 8, 2023.
- Bolsonaro insists he is innocent and says he is being persecuted, while U.S. President Donald Trump called the case a "witch hunt" and briefly imposed tariffs that were later partly rolled back.