Jair Bolsonaro to start 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot
Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes finds all of former president’s legal appeals had been exhausted
Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes finds all of former president’s legal appeals had been exhausted

Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro awaits verdict on coup-plotting charges as divisions deepen and a crisis with US looms

Leftist president had sought to stymie legislation changing how criminal sentences are calculated

Decision defies Donald Trump’s demand to end rightwing former president’s trial on coup charges

Erstwhile rightwing head of state denies planning putsch to remain in power after failing to win re-election

Court says Trump ally was planning to take advantage of a demonstration outside his home to escape

Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro predicts Donald Trump will escalate penalties over ex-president’s trial on coup charges