Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to over 27 years behind bars Thursday after four of five Supreme Court justices on a panel voted to convict the far-right leader and seven associates of plotting a military coup and assassination of current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other officials. “The government wanted to remain in power by simply ignoring democracy—and that is what constitutes a coup d’état,” Moraes said ahead of his vote on Tuesday. Around 1,500 Bolsonaro supporters were arrested in the days following the storming of Congress and the presidential offices. A Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal acaba de definir a pena total de 27 anos e 3 meses de reclusão em regime FECHADO ao condenado Jair Bolsonaro. “No amnesty!”RelatedRepublish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.