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Weekly Report - 04 September 2025 (WR-25-35)
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro coup plot trial gets underway
The five-member ‘Primeira Turma’ (First Chamber) of the supreme court (STF) held the first sessions on 2-3 September for the most anticipated trial in Brazil this year, that of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023). He and some of his close allies stand accused of plotting a coup to help him stay in power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Although the net is tightening around Bolsonaro, since many legal experts expect him to be sentenced to prison, the far-right populist ‘Bolsonarismo’ movement can take some solace this week due to recent displays of support from members of more moderate conservative parties, such as União Brasil (União), Progressistas (PP), and Republicanos.
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