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

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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