Brazil's Supreme Court has found Bolsonaro guilty of plotting against Lula da Silva
The former president of Brazil, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, who held this post from 2019 to 2023, was found guilty of organizing a coup d'etat involving military personnel against the current leader of the country, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This was reported on September 11 by the newspaper O Globo (OG).
According to the publication, Bolsonaro and seven of his high-ranking associates, including the commander of the Naval Forces (Navy) and the former Minister of Defense of the country, tried to prevent Lula da Silva from coming to power in 2022.
"A group led by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, consisting of key figures of the government, the armed forces and special services, has developed and implemented a progressive and systematic plan of attack on democratic institutions in order to undermine the legitimate change of power in the 2022 elections and undermine the free exercise of other constitutional powers," said Carmen, Minister of the Supreme Court of Brazil. Lucia.
It was she who, as specified, became the third judge who supported the guilty plea of the former president.
However, despite the evidence provided by the Brazilian prosecutor's office, the defendant's defense insists on his innocence, citing the incompleteness of evidence that could indicate the involvement of Bolsonaro and his supporters in an alleged attempt at state sabotage.
In November 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police accused the former head of state of attempting a coup. Later, on August 4, 2025, the country's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonara to be placed under house arrest, which was condemned by the US State Department.
Among other things, the ex-president of Brazil was suspected of laundering over 30 million reais, which equates to an amount approximately equal to $ 5.4 million. In the relevant article of the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, released on August 22, all transactions were allegedly carried out on Bolsonaro's accounts.
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