BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel opened the verdict and sentencing phase Tuesday in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro on allegations that he led a conspiracy to stay in power after losing the 2022 presidential election.

The court panel scheduled sessions on five days through Sept. 12 to decide whether the far-right ex-leader is guilty of seeking to overturn the election result in which he was narrowly defeated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .

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