Why is Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro on trial — and what’s next? | Jair Bolsonaro News

The future of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is in the balance as his trial for masterminding a conspiracy to stay in power enters its final stage today. The country is bracing for unrest during the trial.

A Supreme Court panel has scheduled sessions from September 2-12 to decide whether the populist ex-leader is guilty of seeking to overturn the result of the 2022 presidential election, which he lost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Bolsonaro, who is 70, was charged with…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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