Brazil's Supreme Court began voting Tuesday on a verdict in former president Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial that has prompted protests by his fervent base and a punitive backlash from 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 2022 elections to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, now in office.

The former head of state is in the dock on five charges with seven co-defendants that include former ministers and generals.

A panel of five judges, led by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, will vote one by one in a public session over four days to Friday whether they find Bolsonaro guilty or not, with deliberations in between.

Starting with Moraes, each judge will explain their decision, and the process allo

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