# Brazil’s Supreme Court began to deliberate on a verdict in the coup-plot trial of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro against a backdrop of pressure from his supporters and US President Donald Trump. The court’s five justices have until Friday to reach a judgement on Bolsonaro. The 70-year-old former army officer faces more than four decades in prison if convicted on charges that he attempted a coup after his defeat in the 2022 elections against the winning, leftist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil’s highest court starts deliberation on Bolsonaro verdict