Overview

• Justice Alexandre de Moraes cast the first vote to convict, calling Jair Bolsonaro the leader of a criminal organization that attempted to overturn the 2022 election.
• Justice Flávio Dino also voted to convict on all counts, with Justices Luiz Fux, Cármen Lúcia and Cristiano Zanin scheduled to finish voting by Sept. 12.
• Bolsonaro faces five charges that carry a maximum sentence of about 43 years, including attempted coup, violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and membership in an armed criminal organization.
• Moraes said the case features extensive documentary and digital evidence, including a draft decree to suspend election results and documents prosecutors link to alleged assassination plots.
• Congress is advancing an amnesty push that could shield Bolsonaro and Jan. 2023 rioters, as the U.S. imposes sanctions on Moraes and a 50% tariff on many Brazilian imports tied to the case.