RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil ’s Supreme Court on Wednesday published the ruling convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup, starting the clock for filing any appeals.

Judges in September convicted Bolsonaro of trying to overthrow democracy and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison. He has been under house arrest since August.

Bolsonaro’s lawyers have said they will try to appeal the conviction and sentence before the full Supreme Court of 11 justices. Some experts say it’s unlikely to be accepted.

The far-right politician Bolsonaro has always denied wrongdoing. He was convicted of attempting a coup after losing the 2022 race to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a plot that prosecutors alleged included plans to kill Lula. He was found guilty on ot

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