The coup trial in Jair Bolsonaro is attracting Brazil

This is a huge moment for Brazil.

Former President Gere Bolsonaro was convicted of an attempt to coup and lead an armed criminal group after losing the recent elections, which culminated in his supporters who attack government buildings.

He is now facing the prolonged prison sentence, after the Brazil Supreme Court reached the majority of the three votes required to find it.

For years, Bolsonaro has strongly divided the country into those who love him and those who hate him.

His supporters, among President Donald Trump, described the trial as political persecution. Trump used it as an excuse to impose a 50 % tariff on Brazil.

His critics praised the necessary measures to close the closure, and it will not be tolerated with a precedent that the attempt to undermine democracy will not be tolerated.

This ruling is likely to divide the country.

This experience has acquired Brazil, where millions saw it live on social media and television in their homes. The story line was not less dramatic than the TV series.

Many people may remember the horrific moments when thousands of supporters of Polsonaro attacked government buildings on January 8, 2023, in scenes that remind us of Capitol riots on January 6 in the United States two years ago.

But throughout this trial, many evidences in Gobsmacking have been revealed and read in court.

This includes that a plan, formulated by Polsonaro’s allies, for the elite armed forces to assassinate President Louis Insio “Lula Da Silva, his colleague in running, and the Supreme Court judge Alexander de Moraz, was printed in the presidential palace. The “poison” was included as a way to kill Lula.

Polsonaro’s lawyer was clearly angry on behalf of his client, when he said that there was no evidence that Bolsonaro connects to this plot or riots on January 8.

The court was also reminded of Bolsonaro’s attempts to doubt the electoral system. This included a meeting with foreign ambassadors in the presidential palace to submit false claims about electronic voting machines before the elections, and public bodies prevent voters from reaching the polling stations – under the guise of “checking the condition of vehicles” – on the day of voting.

At different moments throughout this trial, the judges referred to the past of Brazil. Its democracy is small – it was restored only in 1985 after two decades of dictatorship, which incites a military coup, supported by the United States.

To the critics of Bolsonaro, the similarities were chilling.

The judge who leads this case – Alexander de Mora – said that Brazil was “slowly forgotten” that it has almost returned to the dictatorship because “a criminal organization, consisting of a political group, does not know how to lose the elections.”

Brazil’s past was scattered by a coup or coup attempt, but no one has sat on the dock, and the former amnesty was granted. Bolsonaro’s critics hope to send this ruling a clear signal: nothing more.

So what happens after that?

Bolsonaro has not yet obtained his punishment – but it can now be delivered one to last for the rest of his life.

He will likely want to appeal the case by the entire Supreme Court, which includes some of the judges who appointed them as a president, but it will take two of the five judges who find him unjust until it is allowed. Only after all appeals have been exhausted, someone can be sent to prison in Brazil.

Jair Bolsonaro did not appear in the ruling court hall. His lawyer was martyred with health reasons. He suffered many health problems after being stabbed at a presidential campaign gathering in 2018, before taking office.

There is a precedent in Brazil from the convicts who have been granted to arrest the house for the reasons for a lifetime or health reasons, which can be requested when judging them.

Congress – where Bolsonaro is trying to pay legislation that would give it amnesty. One of the right -wing applicants in the presidential elections for the next year, which supports Bolsonaro’s support, said that he will give the Pols Organization in the state of Bolsonaro if elected.

Therefore, while this ruling is an important landmark, his punishment is still unclear.