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Brazil’s Bolsonaro testifies before the Supreme Court over alleged coup plot, calls rioters ‘crazy’
- On June 9, 2025, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro testified before the Supreme Court in Brasilia, rejecting allegations that he was involved in a coup attempt to challenge the 2022 election outcome.
- The trial follows investigations into a scheme known as 'Operation Green and Yellow Dagger,' revealed last November and linked to the January 2023 riots that targeted government buildings.
- Bolsonaro and seven co-defendants face five charges including attempting a coup, involvement in a criminal organization, and damage related to the riots and democratic institutions.
- Bolsonaro asserted that he responded to all inquiries openly and firmly, denied the coup allegations as unfounded, while his former aide testified that Bolsonaro reviewed and modified a draft decree intended to annul the election.
- The trial, described as historic, might result in decades-long prison sentences and underscores Brazil's use of due process to address attempted threats to its democracy.
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This is a historic trial in Brazil. Former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of attempted coup d'état in 2022 after his defeat against the current left-wing president, Lula, met yesterday, Tuesday, June 10, for the first time, against the judges. Before the Supreme Court, the former far-right leader denied any putschist vision while admitting to having thought about "alternatives" to remain president.
(AFP) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied this Tuesday any participation in an attempted coup d'état, being questioned in a historic trial before the Supreme Court, and claimed only to have evaluated "constitutional devices" after his electoral defeat in front of leftist Lula da Silva in 2022. Read more]]>
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro rejected the accusation of attempted coup d'état before the country's Supreme Court.
He had never done anything unconstitutional, ex-President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil asserts in court. In the event of a verdict, he is threatened with up to 40 years in prison.
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