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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of orchestrating a military coup. Brazil's Supreme Court convicted him after achieving the necessary majority, with three judges condemning him and one voting to acquit. The 70-year-old faced charges for attempting to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which led to the storming of government buildings by Bolsonaro’s supporters on 8 January 2023.

 

The court found Bolsonaro guilty of multiple charges, including trying to stage a coup, leading an armed organisation, and attempting to violently disrupt Brazil's democracy. Justice Cármen Lúcia’s decisive vote held Bolsonaro responsible for inciting the events of January 8, when his followers vandalised key government sites. His actions could result in a prison sentence of over 40 years, with a set sentencing date of Friday.

 

Bolsonaro consistently denies any wrongdoing, labelling the trial a "witch hunt" driven by political motives. The legal team plans to appeal the convictions, especially since one judge has yet to announce their verdict. If another justice votes ‘not guilty’, Bolsonaro’s lawyers may push for a review by the full Supreme Court panel of 11 justices.

 

Though absent from the courtroom, citing health concerns, Bolsonaro remains under house arrest due to previous allegations of interfering with the trial. The defence team argued that the defendant's health issues stem from a stabbing that occurred during the 2018 campaign trail. The proceedings reveal Bolsonaro's prolonged campaign to maintain leadership, which involved alleged plans to undermine the electoral process and threats against opponents.

 

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• Bolsonaro found guilty of plotting a military coup by Brazil’s Supreme Court.
• Convictions could lead to a prison sentence exceeding 40 years.
• Bolsonaro denies charges, with appeals anticipated pending final votes.

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-09-12

 

 

Political conviction. 27 years and three months jail. 3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority and an appeal will be launched. Brazil will explode over this. Trump won't be happy. 

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Political conviction. 27 years and three months jail. 3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority and an appeal will be launched. Brazil will explode over this. Trump won't be happy. 

It’s wonderful to see a democracy’s laws upheld within their constitutional bounds.Im sure the felon will be displeased that his fellow traitor to democracy was held accountable.

A little jail time is a bit irrelevant in today’s political climate, as the history of current Brazilian President shows:

 

In July 2017, Lula was convicted on charges of money laundering and corruption in the Operation Car Washcontext, after which he spent a total of 580 days in prison. He attempted to run in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election, but was disqualified under Brazil's Ficha Limpa law. He was convicted again in February 2019, and was released from prison the following November. His two convictions were nullified in 2021 by the Supreme Federal Court, in a ruling which also found serious biases in the first case against him, also annulling all other pending cases. Once legally allowed to make another run for the presidency, Lula did so in the 2022 election and ultimately defeated the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff. Sworn in on 1 January 2023 at the age of 77, he became the oldest Brazilian president at time of inauguration, as well as the first-ever Brazilian individual to have defeated an incumbent president and to be elected to a third term.

Wait...  People go to jail for fomenting a coup?

 

Pelosi and Harris should take note.

7 hours ago, impulse said:

Wait...  People go to jail for fomenting a coup?

 

Pelosi and Harris should take note.

Wait.... In Brazil it's not like in the U.S.? Defeated Presidents who foment a coup actually go to Jail? 🤣

4 minutes ago, candide said:

Wait.... In Brazil it's not like in the U.S.? Defeated Presidents who foment a coup actually go to Jail? 🤣

Yes, it's weird, isn't it!

4 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Yes, it's weird, isn't it!

He tried the same ridiculous lie as Trump! 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/6/bolsonaros-false-fraud-claims-involve-this-brazil-voting-system

 

He even got Carlson on board to support his false claim!

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-unfounded-claim-that-brazils-elect/

 

He had the right playbook, but in the wrong country!   

8 minutes ago, candide said:

He tried the same ridiculous lie as Trump! 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/6/bolsonaros-false-fraud-claims-involve-this-brazil-voting-system

 

He even got Carlson on board to support his false claim!

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-unfounded-claim-that-brazils-elect/

 

He had the right playbook, but in the wrong country!   

Democracy lives in Brazil kudos!lock that traitor up!!

This is what should have happened in the US after Jan 6 2021.  But it did happen in Brazil?

Does this mean the US is even more corrupt than Brazil?   Pretty ominous!

 

As for Carlson, didn't any intelligent person actually think he wouldn't support a fascist? 

 

What was amusing is that Bolsonaro copied DT during the first term, practically every daily announcement, down to a Brazilian version of Jan. 6.  

There are still enough Brazilians alive who remember what the US did to their country in the lasts decades of the 20th century.

 

On 9/12/2025 at 7:06 AM, impulse said:

Wait...  People go to jail for fomenting a coup?

 

Pelosi and Harris should take note.

Well, if Trump is consistent, he'll pardon them.

On 9/12/2025 at 6:10 AM, dinsdale said:

Political conviction. 27 years and three months jail. 3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority and an appeal will be launched. Brazil will explode over this. Trump won't be happy. 

"3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority"

This demonstrates why MAGA has so many problems with electoral arithmetic, And not just arithmetic. Another impediment is that t

They can't even get the facts right. The vote was 4 to 1.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

"Four of the five judges voted to convict the former president of five crimes: taking part in an armed criminal organization; attempting to violently abolish democracy; organizing a coup; and damaging government property and protected cultural assets."

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-sentenced-27-years-after-landmark-coup-plot-conviction-2025-09-12/

 

On 9/12/2025 at 6:10 AM, dinsdale said:

. Trump won't be happy. 

And Americans are paying for his unhappiness with higher coffee prices. But, after all, this is a cause that is near and dear to the heart as many as practically zero Americans. So they'll be glad to pay.

Local cafes raise prices as Trump’s Brazilian import tariff takes toll on coffee costs

 Coffee drinkers can expect to pay a little more for their drinks. That's all because of a 50% tariff put on products coming from Brazil, the United States' top coffee source.

Dayton 24/7 Now's, Kysha Hancock went to Contemporoast Coffee & Roastery and caught up with the shop about the impacts of the tariff and how they're managing business despite the increase.

"The Brazilian coffee is at about double the cost of what it was when we opened," said Andy Hoffbauer, one of the owners of Contemporoast.

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/local-cafes-raise-prices-as-trumps-brazilian-import-tariff-takes-toll-on-coffee-costs

 

On 9/12/2025 at 1:10 AM, dinsdale said:

Political conviction. 27 years and three months jail. 3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority and an appeal will be launched. Brazil will explode over this. Trump won't be happy. 

Some typical knee jerk reactions when something doesn’t fit your (or MAGA’s) narrative:

* fake news!

* political persecution!

* witch hunt!

* deep state!

* George Soros!

* but but but Biden/Clinton/Harris/Obama

* the radical left!

 

Actions have consequences. This is what happens (or should happen, at least) when someone intends to overthrow the result of an election and stage a coup. In Brazil, Bolsonaro is now at the finding out stage of the FAFO process. Unfortunately, in the US, Merrick Garland was a weak and pathetic AG and Trump got away with it. And we all have to suffer those consequences now.

Time for 200 % tariffs on Brazil.

Good news! Let that piece of s.it rot in prison! I hope someone makes him his b.tch! 

9 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

 

And Americans are paying for his unhappiness with higher coffee prices. But, after all, this is a cause that is near and dear to the heart as many as practically zero Americans. So they'll be glad to pay.

Local cafes raise prices as Trump’s Brazilian import tariff takes toll on coffee costs

 Coffee drinkers can expect to pay a little more for their drinks. That's all because of a 50% tariff put on products coming from Brazil, the United States' top coffee source.

Dayton 24/7 Now's, Kysha Hancock went to Contemporoast Coffee & Roastery and caught up with the shop about the impacts of the tariff and how they're managing business despite the increase.

"The Brazilian coffee is at about double the cost of what it was when we opened," said Andy Hoffbauer, one of the owners of Contemporoast.

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/local-cafes-raise-prices-as-trumps-brazilian-import-tariff-takes-toll-on-coffee-costs

 

I did a Costco run yesterday the beef prices are through the roof on account of trumps (tax) tariffs all levied without benefit of legislation…….coffee up 10$ a bag from 2 months ago…….all because Donnie’s in a snit cause another country dared to uphold its laws and convict a traitor……enjoy your coffee and dinner folks don’t be mad its so expensive we all must gladly support Donnie’s tantrums MAGGA!!!

10 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

"3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority"

This demonstrates why MAGA has so many problems with electoral arithmetic, And not just arithmetic. Another impediment is that t

They can't even get the facts right. The vote was 4 to 1.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

"Four of the five judges voted to convict the former president of five crimes: taking part in an armed criminal organization; attempting to violently abolish democracy; organizing a coup; and damaging government property and protected cultural assets."

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-sentenced-27-years-after-landmark-coup-plot-conviction-2025-09-12/

 

They prefer 'alternative facts', aka lies. As long as it serves their purpose.

On 9/12/2025 at 2:24 PM, candide said:

He tried the same ridiculous lie as Trump! 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/6/bolsonaros-false-fraud-claims-involve-this-brazil-voting-system

 

He even got Carlson on board to support his false claim!

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-unfounded-claim-that-brazils-elect/

 

He had the right playbook, but in the wrong country!   

 

MAGA sees Brazil as a harbinger for Trump’s US – Bolsonaro’s trial proves them wrong

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-verdict-analysis-trump-intl-latam?cid=android_app

3 hours ago, FlorC said:

Time for 200 % tariffs on Brazil.

Americans will have to purchase coffee beans by the gram. But so worth it!

23 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Americans will have to purchase coffee beans by the gram. But so worth it!

So the same as Thai prices.

 

There are other countries that produce coffee.

On 9/12/2025 at 1:10 AM, dinsdale said:

Political conviction. 27 years and three months jail. 3 out of 5 judges convicted so not a majority and an appeal will be launched. Brazil will explode over this. Trump won't be happy. 

In the Banana Republic of Magastan 3 out of 5 is  definitely not a majority!

4 hours ago, FlorC said:

So the same as Thai prices.

 

There are other countries that produce coffee.

The problem is is that we (used to) have a trade surplus with Brazil trumps whole excuse to levy this extra tax on us was the trade deficit……this whole mess is because our Donald is having a hissy fit and diaper rash….now we American consumers pay the price……it’s rubbish and time to flush the toilet!

On 9/13/2025 at 3:55 PM, FlorC said:

So the same as Thai prices.

 

There are other countries that produce coffee.

Yes, but...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/04/03/here-are-the-new-us-tariffs-on-major-coffee-producing-and-exporting-countries/

https://freshcup.com/coffee-tariff-tracker/

 

Note: the four main producers are Brazil, then Vietnam, then Columbia and Indonesia.

5 hours ago, candide said:

Yes, but...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/04/03/here-are-the-new-us-tariffs-on-major-coffee-producing-and-exporting-countries/

https://freshcup.com/coffee-tariff-tracker/

 

Note: the four main producers are Brazil, then Vietnam, then Columbia and Indonesia.

Ok , coffee from Colombia then.

Good for hiding the coke too.

Win win 😄

 

But your graph seems outdated , Thailand has only 19 % tariffs not 36.

I did not know Thailand a major coffee producer.

Why is it rather expensive here , can't be all the sugar in it .

52 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Ok , coffee from Colombia then.

Good for hiding the coke too.

Win win 😄

 

But your graph seems outdated , Thailand has only 19 % tariffs not 36.

I did not know Thailand a major coffee producer.

Why is it rather expensive here , can't be all the sugar in it .

I know, that's why I also posted another source. It's up to date but the graph is too long.

I would hope that this has changed, but some years back VN insisted on only exporting its coffee pre-ground.  It was discovered by researchers that a good percentage of the product was ground up stems and other non-bean things.  

 

When does this traitor to his nation hit the penitentiary?perhaps he will be Epsteined??ehh?

Aw c'mon, @Tug, being pro-pedophile, pro-Putin, and pro-cancer doesn't make him a bad guy.   </sarcasm>

 

https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/features/cancer-research-funding-cuts/

 

https://www.wired.com/story/how-trump-killed-cancer-research/