Overview
- A four-justice panel convicted nine of 10 defendants tied to the post‑election scheme and acquitted a retired general for insufficient evidence.
- Prison terms range from 1 year 11 months to 24 years, with four defendants receiving sentences exceeding two decades that will be served only after appeals are exhausted.
- Judges found the group planned assassinations of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes, with prosecutors citing evidence a federal police officer infiltrated Lula’s security team.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the conspiracy did not advance because the Army commander withheld support.
- Former president Jair Bolsonaro previously received a 27‑year sentence for leading the criminal organization and remains under house arrest, as allies and reports suggest he could be moved to a prison in the coming days subject to judicial decisions.