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November 19, 2025

Brazil's Supreme Court Sentences Military Officers Over Plot to Kill Lula
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Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced high-ranking military officials and
a federal police officer to 24 years in prison after finding them guilty
for an assassination attempt against President Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva. It follows a similar ruling back in September against former
President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years and three months
in prison for a coup attempt against President Lula. Earlier this month,
Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously rejected Bolsonaro's appeal
challenging his prison sentence.


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