Brazil's Ex-President Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Plot

Bolsonaro's Prison Sentence

• 🇧🇷 Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by the Supreme Court to begin a prison sentence of 27 years and three months.
• 🎯 The conviction is for plotting a coup following his loss in the 2022 presidential election.
• ⚖️ Brazil's top court has concluded Bolsonaro's case, ruling that all appeals are exhausted and the guilty verdict is final.

Legal Proceedings and Claims

• 🗣️ Bolsonaro's son, Flavio, claims the legal proceedings were predetermined and that decisions were based on who his father is, not the evidence in the files, calling it a "rigged game."
• 👨‍⚖️ Bolsonaro's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Detention and Ankle Monitor Incident

• 🚨 Bolsonaro has been detained at Brazil's federal police headquarters since Saturday.
• 🛠️ Authorities stated he removed his ankle monitor with a soldering iron.
• 🏃‍♂️ In a custody hearing, he denied any intent to escape, attributing the tampering to paranoia and hallucinations from prescribed medication.
• 🏠 Prior to his detention, Bolsonaro spent over 100 days under house arrest in a separate case involving allegations of asking then-US President Donald Trump to disrupt legal proceedings against him.