Overview

• Justices voted 4–1 to find Bolsonaro guilty after the final vote by Cristiano Zanin, with sentencing to be set shortly.
• Prosecutors said he led a criminal organization that sought to keep him in power after the 2022 election defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
• Justice Luiz Fux dissented, arguing insufficient proof and questioning the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over Bolsonaro and co-defendants.
• Bolsonaro faces a potential sentence of up to roughly 43 years; he remains under house arrest and is already barred from office until 2030 as his team prepares appeals and allies push amnesty in Congress.
• The case has strained ties with the United States, where President Donald Trump imposed a 50% surtax on selected Brazilian exports and Washington canceled visas and sanctioned Supreme Court judges, while police probe threats reported by Justice Flavio Dino.