Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

All but one judge found the 70-year-old guilty of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 elections defeat by the left-winger.

While the court had already garnered the simple majority of three votes needed for his conviction, it only become final after the fifth and final judge issued his decision.

Bolsonaro's seven co-accused, including former ministers and military chiefs, were also convicted.

"An armed criminal organization was formed by the defendants, who must be convicted based on the factual circumstances I consider proven," the last judge to vote, Cristia

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