Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot By Júlia Dias Carneiro, Steve Inskeep Published September 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM PDT Facebook Email Listen • 3:54 Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. Copyright 2025 NPR