Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a rally on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, Brazil, on June 29, 2025. Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images
Brazilian Attorney General Paulo Gonet requested on July 14 the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his former associates for an alleged coup attempt following Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in 2022.
The attorney general’s office submitted to the Supreme Federal Court a document containing the accusations filed against Bolsonaro and seven other defendants for allegedly carrying out acts contrary to the democratic rule of law.
