Overview
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes cast the first electronic vote to reject Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal and issued a 141-page opinion dismissing the defense’s procedural complaints.
- A second Supreme Court judge voted hours later to uphold the 27-year, 3-month sentence tied to a plot to block Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office.
- The Supreme Court is considering the case in a virtual session scheduled through Nov. 14, with additional votes expected during the window.
- Bolsonaro remains under house arrest and cannot be imprisoned while appeals are pending, and he could later seek to serve any enforced sentence at home citing health issues.
- Prosecutors say the alleged plot contemplated assassinations of Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Moraes, and failed due to lack of support from military leadership.