Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup, the country’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) announced.
A majority of the five-member chamber of the STF found the 70-year-old guilty, according to local media.
Bolsonaro becomes the first former Brazilian leader convicted over an attempted coup, following the January 8, 2023 attack on Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace by his supporters.
The former president did not appear in court during the proceedings.
Since early August, he has been under house arrest for breaching previous court conditions.
The verdict had originally been scheduled for Friday.
(NAN)