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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rejects Coup Allegations in Final Court Statement
Bolsonaro and allies deny coup attempt charges in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, with prosecutors alleging he led an armed criminal group seeking to imprison judges.
- Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's far-right former president, faced trial beginning in May 2025, accused of attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral loss.
- The trial followed the January 8, 2023, storming of Brasilia's government buildings by Bolsonaro supporters alleging election fraud and calling for military intervention.
- In early August 2025, Bolsonaro was confined to his residence in Brasilia after breaching restrictions on social media engagement during his trial period.
- On August 14, during closing arguments, Bolsonaro's defense team submitted a 197-page document claiming he bears no guilt regarding the allegations and highlighting a complete absence of evidence.
- The situation has intensified diplomatic strains between Brazil and the United States, with the US Treasury imposing sanctions on the top Brazilian judge responsible for overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement
Lawyers for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro denied coup charges against him during their final defense in a Supreme Court trial over his alleged attempt to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro's lawyers call for acquittal in alleged coup trial
BRASILIA: Defence lawyers for former president Jair Bolsonaro asked Brazil's Supreme Court for an acquittal during Wednesday's (Aug 13) closing arguments in a trial in which he is accused of attempting a coup. Bolsonaro's lawyers argued in a 197-page document submitted to the court that the far-right forme
Jair Bolsonaro, 70, is accused of being the "leader of a criminal organization" who conspired for his continued power in 2022.
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IOL PortugalBolsonaro declared himself innocent in June before the Supreme Federal Court, claiming that "a state strike is something terrible". The former president may be sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro's lawyers call for an acquittal in alleged coup trial
Jair Bolsonaro and seven collaborators are accused of attempting to hold power through a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro has maintained his innocence for months, and the trial has sparked protests.
The former president of Brazil, who faces forty years in prison, will soon be facing the outcome of his trial for alleged attempted coup d'état Jair Bolsonaro's defence asked on Wednesday at the
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