# Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison. This is after a panel of five Supreme Court justices found him guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election through a military coup. Bolsonaro was also convicted of taking part in an armed criminal organisation, attempting to abolish Brazil’s democratic order by force, committing violent acts against state institutions, and damaging protected public property. The 70-year-old has also been barred from running for public office until 2033.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27-years in prison