RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro, with three of the five justices on the panel voting to find him guilty of a coup attempt and criminal conspiracy.

The verdict will be historic: It marks the first time a former Brazilian head of state faced trial for attempting to overthrow the government.

The 70-year-old far-right leader, a close ally of President Trump who governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022, and seven alleged co-conspirators faced accusations ranging from plotting a coup, attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democratic order, and participating in an armed criminal group.

Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August, also faces additional charges linked to riots in Brasília on Jan. 8, 2023. On t

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