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Brazil’s Supreme Court Begins Votes in Bolsonaro Coup Trial

A U.S. pressure campaign has turned the case into a test of Brazil’s institutions.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the Independence Day military parade, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro protest against his Supreme Court trial for allegedly leading a coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro protest his Supreme Court trial for allegedly leading a coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Overview

  • A five-judge panel starts sequential voting Tuesday on charges that Jair Bolsonaro plotted to overturn the 2022 election, with three votes sufficient to convict and a ruling expected by Friday.
  • Bolsonaro remains under house arrest with an ankle monitor and faces a potential sentence of more than 40 years on counts including attempting a coup and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.
  • Tens of thousands rallied on Independence Day in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where a University of São Paulo research group estimated 40,000 Bolsonaro supporters gathered, while counter-protesters urged conviction.
  • President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on many Brazilian imports and sanctioned Justice Alexandre de Moraes while President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced foreign interference and convened BRICS leaders on Monday to discuss a response.
  • Allies are pressing Congress for a broad amnesty that could cover Bolsonaro and January 8 defendants, with São Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas saying there are more than enough votes to pass it.