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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement
Bolsonaro's defense claims insufficient proof of coup attempt and highlights his authorization of the presidential transition, contesting prosecutors' evidence of a conspiracy against democracy.
- Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers denied coup charges against him during a Supreme Court trial regarding his actions after the 2022 election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- They claimed that no solid evidence shows Bolsonaro acted against Brazil's democratic institutions or incited others to do so.
- The lawyers noted that Bolsonaro's cooperation in the presidential transition contradicts allegations of plotting to disrupt it.
- If convicted, Bolsonaro could face up to 12 years in prison and has been under house arrest since August.
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Bolsonaro seeks acquittal in coup plot trial, denies evidence against him
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final statement to the Supreme Court, requesting acquittal on five charges that could add up to 43 years in prison. “There is no evidence of the coup imagined by the prosecution,” his defense argued, denying any link to the alleged plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The former president and leader of the Brazilian ultra-right, Jair Bolsonaro , principal defendant, and seven other prisoners, have declared themselves innocent in the final allegations of the trial that points them out as authors of a coup plan against his successor, the current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . The final allegations are the last step before the Supreme Court sets the date of the trial. The group is part of the so-called 'c…
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Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final defense to the Supreme Court. He stands trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Macau BusinessBolsonaro'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
Bolsonaro’s lawyers call for acquittal in alleged coup trial
BRASILIA: Defense lawyers for former president Jair Bolsonaro asked Brazil’s Supreme Court for an acquittal during Wednesday’s 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 former leader is “innocent of all charges” and that an “absolute lack” of evidence was
According to the charges, Jair Bolsonaro is said to have been the leader of a failed coup plan. Brazil's ex-president now pleads acquittal in front of the Supreme Court.
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