Brazil's top court to decide if ex-President Bolsonaro will face charges. What could happen next?

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Source: Associated Press

Brazil’s top court to decide if ex-President Bolsonaro will face charges. What could happen next?

Updated 9:01 AM EDT, March 24, 2025

SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court will open proceedings Tuesday to decide whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup d’etat.

The far-right leader was charged in February with plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to his opponent and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Here’s where Bolsonaro’s case stands and what could happen next:

Bolsonaro was charged in February by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup to remain in office after his 2022 election defeat. The indictment was based on a police investigation and accused Bolsonaro of five crimes.

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1. Brazil's Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges, court rules

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country's top court.

The Supreme Court's five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead.
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The trial could go ahead as early as this year. If found guilty, Bolsonaro could face years in prison.
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The seven men accused of being co-conspirators are:

Alexandre Ramagem, former spy chief
Adm Almir Garnier Santos, former navy commander
Anderson Torres, former security minister
Gen Augusto Heleno, former minister for institutional security
Mauro Cid, Bolsonaro's former assistant
Gen Walter Braga Netto, former defence minister
Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira former defence minister

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d4v3dwn03o