Overview

• Five justices began sessions scheduled for September 2, 3, 9, 10 and 12 to vote on the charges and deliver a decision by September 12.
• Attorney General Paulo Gonet urged conviction of Bolsonaro and seven allies on counts including attempted coup, violent abolition of the democratic state, criminal organization and damage to public property, exposing Bolsonaro to up to 43 years.
• Bolsonaro remains under house arrest, skipped the hearing on health grounds, and faces tightened surveillance after police cited a flight risk tied to a draft asylum plan.
• The case file cites a draft decree to void the 2022 election and testimony from ex‑aide Mauro Cid, with prosecutors alleging plots to kill Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Justice Alexandre de Moraes and linking the scheme to the January 8 riots.
• Tensions with the United States have escalated as President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs and sanctions over the case, while Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress push an amnesty proposal.