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  • Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil

    Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil

    Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election Explainer: what did Bolsonaro’s trial reveal? ​Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro ​has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup​ and seeking to “annihilate” the South American country’s democracy. Justices Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha and Cristiano Zanin…