What should have been a patriotic holiday of flags, music, and barbecue became a test of Brazil’s democracy. A Trial That Tests the GuardrailsStarting Tuesday, Brazil’s top court will deliver its verdict one justice at a time. The Court in the CrossfireNo institution embodies the tension between law and politics more sharply than Brazil’s Supreme Court. Her sister Claudia told the BBC: “They tried her for graffiti.” To her, if no coup succeeded, none was attempted. He told the BBC the trial could “turn a page in history” by showing coup plots have consequences.