Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/26/brazils-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-begins-27-year-prison-sentence-for-coup-plot  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has begun a 27-year prison sentence for leading

00:05a coup attempt in a development that has stunned much of the country.

00:09A Supreme Court justice ruled on Tuesday that Bolsonaro's legal team has exhausted all appeals,

00:14ordering him to remain in custody after a preemptive arrest on Saturday.

00:18Bolsonaro's supporters and opponents gathered outside the federal police headquarters after

00:22the order was issued, with many calling for his release while others celebrated his imprisonment.

00:28The former president had been under house arrest since August and was taken into custody last

00:32weekend after trying to tamper with his ankle monitor.

00:36He blamed the incident on hallucinations, a claim the judge dismissed.

00:41Bolsonaro is being held in a 12-square-meter room at federal police headquarters in Brasilia,

00:46with a bed, private bathroom, air conditioning, a TV and a desk, and no contact with other inmates.

00:52Bolsonaro and several allies were convicted for attempting to overthrow Brazil's democracy

00:56after 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included plans to kill then-president-elect Luis Inacio

01:03Lula de Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alcmin, and the presiding justice figures.

01:09Several senior allies, including army generals and former ministers, have also started serving

01:13sentences in military and civilian facilities, while a former intelligence chief remains at large

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