Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for his alleged 2022 coup attempt following the country’s presidential election.
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices handed down Bolsonaro’s sentence after convicting him of the attempted coup. Four of the five justices found Bolsonaro guilty on five counts.
Bolsonaro is the first former Brazilian president to be convicted of attempting a coup.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
President Donald Trump said it was “very surprising” that Bolsonaro was convicted of the coup.
“I watched that trial. I know him pretty well — foreign leader. I
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