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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro exhausts appeals, will serve 27-year sentence

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Former president Jair Bolsonaro photographed at his home where he is under house arrest, in Brasilia, Brazil on September 29, 2025. © Eraldo Peres, AP

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded former President Jair Bolsonaro's coup plotting case after rejecting his appeal earlier this month. The court is expected to order Bolsonaro to serve a 27-year prison sentence.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday formally concluded former President Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plotting case, preventing him from lodging any more appeals and clearing the way for the court to order him to begin serving a sentence of more than 27 years in prison, according to a court document.

The court, which rejected an appeal from Bolsonaro earlier this month, said it does not yet have details regarding when the former president could begin serving the sentence.

Bolsonaro, 70, was in September convicted by a panel of Supreme Court justices for attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democracy following his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutors said the coup plot included plans to kill Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and de Moraes.

Bolsonaro was also found guilty on charges of leading an armed criminal organisation and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. He denies any wrongdoing.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)