Brazil top court to consider Bolsonaro 'coup' case on March 25

By AFP
Published March 13, 2025

Lucia LACURCIA

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday said it would consider on March 25 whether to try far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of masterminding an attempted coup.

Bolsonaro, 69, has been the target of multiple investigations since his turbulent years as president of Latin America’s biggest democracy from 2019 to 2023.

Last month, he was charged with a failed plot to prevent his left-wing successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after his victory in October 2022 elections.

Bolsonaro is accused of heading a criminal organization which had also hatched a plan to assassinate Lula, his vice president, and a top Supreme Court judge.

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