Brazil's Bolsonaro gets 27-year jail sentence for coup plot

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a military coup to overturn the country's 2022 election in a majority ruling by the Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday.He was sentenced to more than 27 years in jail, per AP.The big picture: President Trump, who demanded that Brazil drop criminal charges against Bolsonaro in a letter that threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, said he found it "surprising that could happen very much like they tried to do with me," comparing the verdict to prosecutions he faced that were dropped after his 2024 election win, per a pool report.Trump did not immediately answer the reporter's question on whether he will now impose additional sanctions on Brazil.State of play: Bolsonaro and his co-accused were charged in February following a two-year investigation into the fallout from the 2022 election that Bolsonaro never formally conceded, which saw his supporters storm the presidential palace and other government buildings on Jan. 8, 2023.Four of the five Supreme Court justices voted to find Bolsonaro and seven other defendants guilty and one judge voted to acquit him.The 70-year-old, who denied any wrongdoing, faces what could effectively be a life sentence. However, lawyers for the defendants can still file appeals.Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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