Overview

• Four of five justices voted to convict, and the panel set a 27‑year, three‑month prison term after days of individual opinions.
• Several former ministers and senior officers, including Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, Almir Garnier and Augusto Heleno, were also found guilty on related charges.
• Justice Luiz Fux dissented and questioned the court’s jurisdiction, a split that could allow limited review before the full 11‑member bench.
• Prosecutors linked Bolsonaro to draft decrees, coordination meetings and fraud claims that preceded the January 8, 2023 storming of Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace.
• Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing and remains under house arrest, as U.S. President Donald Trump condemns the verdict and has imposed tariffs and sanctions in a widening diplomatic rift.