Brazil sentences military officers over plot to kill Lula

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Brazil 's Supreme Court sentenced three soldiers and a federal police officer to prison for planning to kill President  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva  before his inauguration. The plan was to assassinate Lula before he could assume office after his 2022 presidential election win, in which he beat far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro . The plot was meant to keep Bolsonaro in power despite his election loss. The four were sentenced to terms of between 21 and 24 years in prison, which will not start

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