Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months behind bars after the country's Supreme Court found him guilty of plotting a military coup.
The far-right politician who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022 was convicted on Thursday on five counts of attempting an insurrection to remain in office despite his electoral defeat three years ago.
Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 election defeat by the left-winger.
He can appeal the verdict.
The plot envisaged the assassination of Lula, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin, and Alexandre de Moraes - one of the five Supreme Court judges in his trial.
