Brazil: Deliberations underway in unprecedented trial of former President Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court began deliberations Tuesday in the historic trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of Donald Trump, who is accused of plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Brazil Jan Onozsko describes the hearing as unprecedented, marking the first time a former Brazilian president has faced such a trial.

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