President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that Brazil had given the world a lesson in democracy after his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro was jailed for a failed coup attempt.<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro, 70, began serving a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after his conviction over a scheme to stop Lula from taking office after 2022 elections.<\/p>\n
His dramatic trial drew the attention of US President Donald Trump, who slammed a “witch hunt” of his ally and imposed sanctions and punitive tariffs on Brazil. Many of the tariffs have since been rolled back.<\/p>\n
“Yesterday, this country gave the world a lesson in democracy. Without any fanfare, the Brazilian justice system showed its strength, it was not intimidated by external threats,” Lula said.<\/p>\n
“For the first time in 500 years of this country’s history, you have someone imprisoned for an attempted coup,” in a country which has had several coup attempts and lived under a military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985, he said in a speech.<\/p>\n
“You have a former president and you have four four-star generals imprisoned, proving that democracy applies to everyone.”<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro was convicted in September of leading a criminal organization that conspired to ensure his “authoritarian hold on power.”<\/p>\n
The plot allegedly involved a plan to assassinate Lula, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said the scheme failed only due to a lack of support from military top brass.<\/p>\n
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\u00a9 Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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