Bolsonaro Imprisoned for 27 Years

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00:00Following in the footsteps of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a definitive sentence

00:07has been issued for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who will begin serving a 27-year

00:13prison term after exhausting all appeals. Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot

00:20to overturn the results of the 2022 election. The Brazilian court said he incited his supporters

00:27to storm government institutions. Previously, under house arrest, Bolsonaro's custody escalated

00:35when he removed his electronic monitoring ankle bracelet. He will serve his sentence in a federal

00:40police facility, under strict security, with medical supervision and restricted visitation.