Overview
- Judges Alexandre de Moraes, Cármen Lúcia, Flávio Dino and Cristiano Zanin formed the majority to convict, with Luiz Fux dissenting.
- Bolsonaro was found guilty on five counts: attempt to abolish the democratic state, coup d’état, armed criminal organization, damage to protected public property and qualified damage.
- Evidence highlighted by the court included a draft decree to subvert the election, testimony from ex‑aide Mauro Cid, alleged assassination plans targeting Lula, his vice president and Justice de Moraes, and links to the January 8, 2023 attacks.
- The former president remains under house arrest and did not attend hearings, and several ex‑ministers and senior officers — including Walter Braga Netto, Augusto Heleno, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira and Almir Garnier — also received lengthy sentences.
- Brazil’s government pushed back after U.S. officials criticized the case and imposed trade penalties, with President Donald Trump calling it a “witch hunt” and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington will respond.