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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup (www.bbc.com)

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The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup.

A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had convicted the former leader.

They ruled he was guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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[-] Kapirotto@lemmy.ml 277 points 3 weeks ago

And the judges didn't bend for the US sanctions. I hope this becomes an example for the world.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 110 points 3 weeks ago

That was an absolutely fucking admirable sight to behold. So fucking happy they didn’t cave, and told the regime to eat shit and fuck off.

[-] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 145 points 3 weeks ago

Now do Trump

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 106 points 3 weeks ago

@ United States of America, that's how you fucking do it.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 69 points 3 weeks ago

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[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 97 points 3 weeks ago

He'll be 97 when he gets out, if he lives that long.

Good riddance.

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

Eh, wouldnt be hard to get it reduced tbh, I doubt he will actually stay there for 27 years. But Ill take what I can get

[-] PanGodofPanic 10 points 3 weeks ago

You'd think attempting a coup would warrant a total block of any reduction in the length of sentence, but oh well.

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[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

Think positive. He could be sentenced for more crimes he definitely committed

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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

FYI: South Korea's former president got pardoned by her successor after her impeachment & removal & imprisonment. (The one back in 2017, not the recent 2024 one)

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[-] oce@jlai.lu 86 points 3 weeks ago

On the less positive side: one of the judges disagreed with everything, tens of thousands of supporter were supporting him in the street when the ruling happened, parliament allies are trying to make an amnesty law for him. I hope Brazilian people keep fighting for their democracy hard because the attacks will never stop.

[-] morto@piefed.social 52 points 3 weeks ago

I can't speak for the whole country, but at least in my city, it's notable how bolsonarism has been losing energy. I know people who were strong supporters who are not caring for him anymore and less and less people are talking about him in public places. I believe today's news will deliver another strong blow against this collective madness, and the slow improvement in the economy since last elections will bring more people back to supporting the left parties, at least the worker's party.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

Once the online propaganda/psyops funding dries up, it's amazing how quickly the masses move on from a controversial figure. That's why I don't think the MAGA infection that the US has will last long without billionaires continually pumping their bullshit. There'll always be cultists, but I even remember seeing how quickly most folks moved on after 2021, only for a resurgence around late 2023 when lots of billionaires flooded his campaign coffers.

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[-] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 3 weeks ago

Good to hear!

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago

As an American I find it difficult to understand how a working justice system can convict a criminal.

[-] quant@leminal.space 10 points 3 weeks ago

As a non-american posting from one of those 3rd world shitholes Trump talked about, you guys deserve way better.

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 51 points 3 weeks ago

I’m Jelly

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

When Brazil respects democracy more than America.

We're fucked, y'all.

[-] carrylex@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

We

Sounds like a 4% of world population problem.

From my perspective: So far the best SOAP that I ever watched. The episode yesterday with the gun sidestory was insane.

[-] jwmgregory@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

regardless of how you feel the united states falling to a fascist regime affects everyone on the globe the same way the industrial power of germany falling to fascism was cause for global war.

frankly, you are espousing the one of the most ignorant opinions i’ve ever heard. i’m not saying this because in some pearl clutching american. im saying this because you seem to have no idea about how cause and effect play out on a world stage.

keep feeling safe and acting like none of it matters. your country isn’t immune to what’s happened here, and it’s certainly not immune to a fascist american military. you’re no better than the 60-ish% of americans who complacently have allowed the current status quo to come to pass.

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[-] mcv@lemmy.zip 41 points 3 weeks ago

See, America? That's how you do it. Learn from Brazil.

[-] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 11 points 3 weeks ago

apparently brazil's government is more functional than USA's

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[-] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago

Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months, Trump was elected for his second term. Now who is bigger democracy? Maybe because Brazil plays REAL football?

[-] iamanoldguy@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Brazil showing the U.S. how it's done.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

If the US had done this after Jan 6, they would have saved themselves a lot of trouble.

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[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Life in prison effectively. If only we could start putting our leaders in jail for their crimes.

[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Brazil gets to sit at the table with Iceland on the list of countries who jailed the people responsible for almost torpedoing thier own country. (In Icelands case, it was the bankers involved in 2008s financial crisis)

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[-] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

It's nice to see traitors held accountable for their actions. Maybe one day the US will take note.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile Merrick Garland somewhere is sitting happy as a pig in shit.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I remember all the people on reddit in 2020 who were loudly insisting that Garland was just biding his time and making sure that the case against Trump was ironclad before moving against him. I'd say lol but it's obviously not funny.

[-] arsCynic@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If only The Big Short ended like this. Well done Brazil!

[-] Unpeeled3828@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

So basically Brazil is less of a banana republic than the USA.

[-] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

How delicious.

[-] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 13 points 3 weeks ago

mfw corrupt as hell Brazil is less corrupt than the USA.

[-] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hahahahaha!

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 9 points 3 weeks ago

Basically a death sentence. He won't live long enough to serve his full sentence.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

A life sentence. Not a death sentence.

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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

"That's very much like they tried to do with me. But they didn't get away with it at all."

Infuriating

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Seems really low

[-] drhodl@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Now do Donny 2 Inches !!

[-] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago

Too lenient, don’t give this guy a chance to get out.

[-] abir_v@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

He's 70, most likely way out for him is a casket.

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