Judges say Bolsonaro conspired to overthrow Lula | DW News

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Brazil's Supreme Court reached the majority of votes needed to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the presidential election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Justice Carmen Lucia, who cast the decisive third vote, framed the case as a "meeting between Brazil and its past, its present, and its future," referring to the country's history of previous attempts to overthrow democracy. Chapters: 0:00 Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison 0:37