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Brazil court to weigh annulling Bolsonaro conviction after election
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Brazil's Supreme Federal Court will consider a defence request to annul the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro after the country's presidential election, TASS and Vedomosti reported. Vedomosti, citing Folha de S.Paulo, said judge Nunes Marques intends to send the request to the full 11-judge panel after voting; Bolsonaro was sentenced in 2025 to 27 years and later moved to house arrest. The review follows the 4 October first round, in which senator Flávio Bolsonaro took 47.03% and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 45.16%, with a runoff set for 25 October.
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Brazil's Supreme Federal Court will consider a defence request to annul the sentence handed to former president Jair Bolsonaro after the country's presidential election, according to TASS and Vedomosti. Vedomosti, citing the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, said the request concerns Bolsonaro's conviction, while TASS described it as the cancellation of his sentence. [ 1 , 2 ]
According to Vedomosti, citing Folha de S.Paulo, Supreme Court justice Nunes Marques, who also heads Brazil's Superior Electoral Court, intends to send the defence request to the full 11-judge panel after the vote. The report says Marques considers that violations occurred in the proceedings against the former president, including a restriction of the right to defence, and that the punishment was excessively harsh. The judge also said, according to the same account, that Brazilian law does not provide for “political sanctions.” [ 2 ]
Vedomosti reports that Bolsonaro was sentenced in 2025 to 27 years in prison in the case over an attempted coup and armed rebellion after his defeat in the 2022 election. His detention was later replaced with house arrest because of his state of health, the report says. [ 2 ]
The prospect of a review arose after the first round of Brazil's presidential election on 4 October, according to Vedomosti. The former president's son, senator Flávio Bolsonaro, took 47.03% of the vote and advanced to a second round against incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received 45.16%. The second round is scheduled for 25 October. Folha notes that some Brazilian experts and media consider Flávio Bolsonaro the favourite. [ 2 ]
Vedomosti, citing Folha, reports that a possible review could cause a conflict inside the Supreme Federal Court. Five justices — Alexandre de Moraes, Flávio Dino, Cármen Lúcia, Cristiano Zanin and Gilmar Mendes — are said to oppose the initiative, while André Mendonça and Luiz Fux are ready to support it. According to Folha, the outcome of the vote may depend on the positions of court president Edson Fachin and justice Dias Toffoli. [ 2 ]
Por qué importa
The review lands between the two rounds of a presidential election that Folha de S.Paulo, as cited by Vedomosti, says some Brazilian experts and media already see Flávio Bolsonaro as favouring. Vedomosti reports the move could open a conflict inside the Supreme Federal Court itself, with five justices said to oppose it, so the case that followed the 2022 election may not be closed.
Datos clave
- Brazil's Supreme Federal Court will consider a defence request to annul the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro after the presidential election, according to TASS and Vedomosti. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Vedomosti, citing Folha de S.Paulo, reported that judge Nunes Marques heads the Superior Electoral Court and intends to refer the request to the full 11-judge panel after the vote. [ 2 ]
- Bolsonaro was sentenced in 2025 to 27 years in prison over an attempted coup and armed rebellion after his 2022 election defeat, and the sentence was later replaced with house arrest because of his health, according to Vedomosti. [ 2 ]
- In the first round on 4 October, senator Flávio Bolsonaro won 47.03% and incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 45.16%, with a second round scheduled for 25 October. [ 2 ]
- Folha de S.Paulo reported that five justices oppose reviewing the case, while two are ready to support it, and that the outcome may depend on the positions of court president Edson Fachin and justice Dias Toffoli. [ 2 ]
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Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the full 11-judge panel will actually take up the request, and when it would do so. The intention to refer the request is reported only by Folha de S.Paulo, as cited by Vedomosti, and no date is given beyond “after the election.”
- Whether violations occurred in Bolsonaro's trial and whether his sentence was excessive. This is the position Folha attributes to judge Nunes Marques; Vedomosti reports that five justices oppose reviewing the case, so the point is disputed.
- How the justices will vote on the request. Folha, as cited by Vedomosti, says the outcome may depend on justices Edson Fachin and Dias Toffoli, whose positions the report does not state.
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- Bolsonaro is sentenced to 27 years over an attempted coup and armed rebellion after the 2022 election; the sentence is later replaced with house arrest because of his health, according to Vedomosti. [ 2 ]
- Brazil holds the first round of general elections; Flávio Bolsonaro receives 47.03% and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 45.16%. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports that a Brazilian court will consider cancelling Bolsonaro's sentence after the presidential election. [ 1 ]
- Vedomosti publishes a detailed report, citing Folha de S.Paulo, on the planned referral of the defence request to the full Supreme Federal Court panel after the vote. [ 2 ]
- The second round of Brazil's presidential election is scheduled. [ 2 ]