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Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro filed an appeal Monday against his 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup after losing the 2022 election.

Lawyers claim the conviction contains legal contradictions and argued the charges improperly overlap, though legal experts say the appeal is unlikely to succeed.

The former far-right leader remains under house arrest and won’t serve time until all appeals are exhausted; the court will decide by mid-November.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Lawyers for Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat.

Judges in September convicted Bolsonaro of trying to ov

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