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Supreme Court Arrests Plotters as Bolsonaro Faces 27-Year Sentence

12/28/2025

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Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes placed 10 individuals under house arrest for plotting to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after the 2022 election.
The extradition from Paraguay of Silvinei Vasques, a former police commander, occurred.
Jair Bolsonaro, the former President of Brazil, has a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup and has been hospitalized; the United States has softened its stance toward de Moraes.

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Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes placed 10 individuals under house arrest for plotting to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after the 2022 election.
The extradition from Paraguay of Silvinei Vasques, a former police commander, occurred.
Jair Bolsonaro, the former President of Brazil, has a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup and has been hospitalized; the United States has softened its stance toward de Moraes.