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Bolsonaro Sentenced to Over 27 Years in Coup Plot, Sparking U.S. Backlash and Brazilian Division

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentBRASÍLIA (Worthy News) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison on Thursday after being convicted by Brazil’s Supreme Court for plotting a coup to stay in power following his 2022 election loss.The landmark conviction, delivered by a panel of five justices, makes the 70-year-old the first former president in Brazil’s history to be found guilty of attacking democracy. The r