The political world in Brazil just took an interesting turn in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that resulted in the country's former president being sentenced to decades behind bars.
According to The Seattle Times, "A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years"... in prison after deciding that he was part of an effort to stay in power after his failed 2022 election.
Bolsonaro, described as a far-right politician, was hit with a total of five charges regarding the alleged coup attempt, and has been on house arrest for some time.
The former Brazilian president has steadily denied any wrongdoing on his part.
Four of the five Brazilian Supreme Court justices reviewing the case ruled that Bolsonaro was guilty of the five counts. The ruling is expected to generate pushback from the U.S. government.
The outlet reported:
Four of the five justices reviewing the case in the panel found the far-right politician guilty on five counts, in a ruling that will deepen political divisions and was expected to prompt a backlash from the U.S. government. It makes Bolsonaro is the first former Brazilian president to be convicted of attempting a coup.
The outlet also listed the five counts Bolsonary was charged with.
They included "attempting a coup after losing the 2022 race to President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva in a plot that prosecutors alleged included plans to kill Lula; participating in an armed criminal organization; attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law; damage qualified by violence; and deterioration of listed heritage."
Jair Bolsonaro, former Brazilian president, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
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Those working with Bolsonaro were also sentenced for their roles, with many of them receiving lengthy sentences as well.
The Supreme Court's sentencing drew mixed reactions across social media, with some celebrating the news while others claiming it was all under the cloud of corruption all around.
"He was a corrupt politician," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "He had a chance to seize power and he didn't and they locked him up anyway. Dude got cold feet."
Bolsonaro can appeal the ruling, according to the outlet, but it's unclear if and when he plans to do so.
