Brazil’s Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a coup trial that has prompted mass protests by his fervent base and punitive backlash from his US ally, Donald Trump.

Bolsonaro, 70, risks a prison term of over 40 years if found guilty of seeking to claw back power after his defeat in the 2022 election by leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, now in office.

The former head of state is in the dock with seven co-defendants, including former ministers and generals, before a panel of five judges presided over by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Moraes, who has repeatedly clashed with Bolsonaro and other right-wing figures in cases involving disinformation, was placed under financial sanctions by Washington, which accuses Brasilia of per

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