00:00Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison
00:06for attempting to mount a coup after losing the 2022 election.
00:11Bolsonaro, who denied wrongdoing, was convicted of trying to stay in power
00:15despite losing to his left-wing rival in the race.
00:19Prosecutors found him guilty on five counts,
00:22including attempting to murder his rival, Lula da Silva.
00:25Four out of five judges found him guilty in a sentence that is expected to prompt backlash from the U.S. government
00:32and has sparked protest in the Latin American country.
00:36The former president said through his lawyers he would attempt to appeal the conviction, which they called excessive.
00:43Despite his legal troubles, Bolsonaro, who has been put under house arrest, remains a powerful political player in Brazil.
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