Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges, court rules
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country’s top court.
The Supreme Court’s five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead.
It could start as early as this year, and if found guilty Bolsonaro, 70, could face years in prison.
Speaking after the court’s decision, Bolsonaro told a press conference the charges against him were “grave and baseless”. He has always denied trying to block Lula’s inauguration.
“It seems they have something personal against me,” he added in a post on X, referring to the judges.
Courtesy: BBC