Bolsonaro coup trial enters verdict and sentencing phase as US&Brazil ties fray
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began sessions to decide if far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of plotting a coup to hold on to power, with one justice saying Bolsonaro tried to install a "real dictatorship" after losing the 2022 election. US President Donald Trump has stoked tensions around the courtcase, describing the trial as a "witch hunt" and slapping high tariffs on Brazilian exports in protest.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began sessions to decide if far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of plotting a coup to hold on to power, with one justice saying Bolsonaro tried to install a "real dictatorship" after losing the 2022 election. US President Donald Trump has stoked tensions around the courtcase, describing the trial as a "witch hunt" and slapping high tariffs on Brazilian exports in protest.
