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00:00A critical week for Brazilian justice.

00:04The Supreme Court must decide whether Jair Bolsonaro,

00:07former president of the country, is guilty or not of attempting a coup

00:12along with seven of his co-defendants.

00:15Judge Alexandre de Mores has already made up his mind.

00:21The attempt constitutes the crime.

00:24All those executory acts constitute the crimes

00:27of abolishing the democratic rule of law and of a coup d'etat.

00:32He spent five hours explaining the reasoning for a guilty vote.

00:36Each of the five justices must vote on the defendant's guilt or innocence

00:40with a majority of three votes enough to convict.

00:44In 2023, Bolsonaro's supporters attempted to take control of institutions

00:49after their candidates' defeat by President Lula.

00:53If found guilty of instigating these violent acts,

00:56Jair Bolsonaro could face 43 years in prison.

01:01The former far-right president has already been placed under house arrest

01:04and forced to wear an electronic tag.

01:07His lawyer denounces the case as political and biased

01:10without seeking to defend his client on the facts.

01:14This case is riddled with flaws and violations of the rights of the defence.

01:18It's full of procedural irregularities.

01:20Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters rallied in Rio and Sao Paulo on Independence Day.

01:28Some hope Parliament will grant amnesty if he's convicted.

01:33A giant American flag was unfurled showing support for his ally, Donald Trump.

01:39Trump, calling it a witch hunt, punished Brazil with tariffs.

01:43Brazilian authorities and President Lula condemned the interference.

01:47...

Brazil's Supreme Court nears verdict in Bolsonaro coup plot trial

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