In countries where the courts are not slavishly devoted to insurrectionists, Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of an attempted military coup and plotting the murder of his successor. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison.
Gee, if only we had the rule of law in the United States:
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was found guilty Thursday of attempting a military coup to stay in power after his 2022 election loss, a plot that included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison in a case that has roiled this young democracy and strained its relations with President Donald Trump.
The 4-1 ruling by a panel of five justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court made Bolsonaro the first former president convicted of trying to undermine Latin America’s largest democracy. Advocates for accountability hoped the verdict would prove a turning point for a nation that has suffered more than a dozen coup attempts but historically has opted for political conciliation rather than prosecution. Trump, a Bolsonaro ally and friend, had imposed tariffs on Brazilian imports and sanctions on justices to pressure them to drop the case.
Here's hoping that the conviction and the sentence sticks.
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