00:00Brazil's Supreme Court accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged
00:08attempted coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
00:15The five justices voted unanimously to put Bolsonaro on trial on five counts, including
00:21involvement in an armed criminal organization.
00:24There are reasonable indications of receiving the denunciation of the Attorney General of
00:30the Republic, which points to Jair Messias Bolsonaro as the leader of the criminal organization,
00:35demonstrating the participation of the former President of the Republic with the elements
00:40of evidence collected in the investigation of the Federal Police.
00:46Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and says he's being politically persecuted.
00:53Under Brazilian law, a coup conviction alone carries a sentence of up to 12 years.
00:59When combined with the other charges the former President faces, it could result in a sentence
01:05of decades behind bars.
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