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Brazilian Supreme Court judges vote to convict Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup
The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court judges have voted to convict the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.
The far-right politician, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, was found guilty on five counts by three members of a five-justice panel. Just one of the five judges has acquitted Bolsonaro and when the final one has voted, the panel will decide on the former president's sentence - which could amount to decades in prison.
The five counts were trying to stage a coup, being part of an armed criminal organisation, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, being implicated in violence, and posing a serious threat to the state's assets and listed heritage. The 70-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, is currently under house arrest at his home in Brasilia.
His lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict. The ruling will deepen political divisions in Brazil and is also likely to prompt a backlash from the United States government - with the US president already sharing his thoughts on the vote.
Bolsonaro ally Donald Trump has said he was surprised and very unhappy with the decision. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, he said he always found Bolsonaro "outstanding" and said the conviction is "very bad for Brazil".
Mr Trump previously called the case a "witch hunt.
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