World / Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court Minister Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, defying the extreme right’s misogyny and sending a strong message to Bolsonaro ally US President Donald Trump. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to the press at the Federal Senate in Brasília on July 17, 2025. (Mateus Bonomi / AFP)In a landmark decision last week, the Brazilian Supreme Court convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro and six of his allies of attempting a coup d’état after losing the 2022 presidential election. Originally from the state of Minas Gerais, Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, 70, is only the second woman to join the Supreme Court. But in casting her vote, Rocha focused instead on the reality of their antidemocratic actions.