Rio Times · Analysis
Key Facts
—Seoul South Korea jailed former deputy security chief Kim Tae-hyo on 10 July over messages sent to allies justifying the 2024 martial law bid.
—Washington The White House fired all three remaining Election Assistance Commission members on 9 July, leaving the US election watchdog without a quorum four months before the midterms.
—Brasília Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat and is barred from public office until 2030.
