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Legal woes of Brazilian presidents past and present

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pray on a truck with a banner reading 'Come back, Bolsonaro' and a cardboard of Bolsonaro near his house in Brasilia on September 11, 2025. [AFP]

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been sentenced to 27 years in prison on charges of plotting a coup, is the latest leader of Latin America's biggest economy to face justice.

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