Bolsonaro’s lawyers call for acquittal in alleged coup trial

BRASILIA: Defense lawyers for former president Jair Bolsonaro asked Brazil’s Supreme Court for an acquittal during Wednesday’s closing arguments in a trial in which he is accused of attempting a coup.Bolsonaro’s lawyers argued in a 197-page document submitted to the court that the far-right former leader is “innocent of all charges” and that an “absolute lack” of evidence was presented during the trial, which began in May.Bolsonaro and seven collaborators are accused of attempting to hold power despite his 2022 electoral defeat by Brazil’s current leftist leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Thou

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