Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction
Indigenous groups and other minorities praise verdict while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions• Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in BrazilThousands of Brazilians have...
<p>Indigenous groups and other minorities praise verdict while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/operation-world-cup-the-plot-at-the-heart-of-brazils-jair-bolsonaro-trial-of-the-century">• Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/brazil-supreme-court-bolsonaro-guilty-coup">• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil</a></p></li></ul><p>Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to rejoice at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/brazil-supreme-court-bolsonaro-guilty-coup">Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting a coup</a>, as progressive politicians celebrated the historic move and rightwing figures linked to Donald Trump responded with anger and threats.</p><p>Chile’s leftwing president, Gabriel Boric, led regional congratulations of the decision to jail Bolsonaro for 27 years for leading a criminal organisation that sought to seize power after the far-right populist lost the 2022 election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/brazilians-take-to-the-streets-to-celebrate-bolsonaro-conviction">Continue reading...</a>
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