Overview

• In a 4–1 vote, the Supreme Federal Court found Bolsonaro guilty as the leader of a criminal organization that sought to keep him in power after the 2022 defeat.
• Seven former associates, including ex-ministers and generals, also received multi-year sentences ranging roughly from two to 26 years.
• Bolsonaro remains under residence restrictions and is barred from office until 2030, with a five-day window to appeal once the judgment is published.
• He cannot be jailed until appeals are exhausted, his lawyers called the penalties excessively harsh, and he skipped the final hearing citing health reasons.
• Washington condemned the verdict as unjust, with President Trump’s earlier 50% tariffs still in place and Secretary of State Marco Rubio promising reprisals, while Brazil rejected what it called intimidation and Bolsonaro’s allies push a parliamentary amnesty.