Overview

• In closing arguments, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said evidence from recordings, notes and digital files proves Bolsonaro led an armed criminal association to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election.
• Bolsonaro has denied all charges as a “witch hunt” and is set to present his defense before justices vote on conviction or acquittal later this year.
• A guilty verdict on the coup charge carries up to 12 years in prison, with additional convictions on related counts potentially adding decades behind bars.
• President Trump last week imposed a 50% import tariff on Brazil, linking it explicitly to Bolsonaro’s trial and publicly defending him against the allegations.
• Supreme Court President Luís Roberto Barroso rebuked Trump’s tariffs as based on a flawed understanding of Brazil’s judiciary and reaffirmed that no one is above the law.