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November 26, 2025

Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro Starts Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence
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Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has started serving
his 27-year-and-3-month prison sentence for plotting a coup against
Brazil's current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During his hearing
on Sunday, Bolsonaro blamed medicine-induced "paranoia" that led him to
tamper with his ankle monitor while he was under house arrest. Back in
September, the Brazilian Supreme Court convicted Bolsonaro and his
allies of trying to overturn the results of the 2022 election and
assassinate President Lula before he took office. A week after President
Lula was sworn in, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed government
buildings in the capital Brasília; about 1,500 people were arrested.


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