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Guardian - Tom Phillips in Brasília
Sep 10Brazil: first judge in Jair Bolsonaro coup plot trial votes to convict
Four other supreme court justices to cast their votes in coming days, with verdict expected by Thursday or Friday
‘He’s always on the attack’: the Brazilian judge prosecuting Bolsonaro inspires both love and hate
Jair Bolsonaro led a criminal organization that sought to plunge Brazil back into dictatorship with a murderous power grab involving special forces assassins and a massive disinformation campaign, the supreme court judge presiding over the former president’s trial has claimed as he voted for Bolsonaro’s conviction.
Alexandre de Moraes announced his decision on Tuesday as the trial of Bolsonaro and seven alleged co-conspirators – including four senior members of the military and the former head of Brazil’s answer to MI6 – entered its final stretch.
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