Brazil’s Supreme Court schedules verdict and sentencing for former President Bolsonaro for early September

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SAO PAULO (AP) — A verdict and sentence in the coup trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be delivered early next month, the country’s Supreme Court announced Friday. The court said the five-justice panel that heard the right-wing leader’s case will announce their decision on whether he is guilty of attempting a coup and what his sentence will be. Bolsonaro has been accused of undermining democratic institutions and inciting violence during his time in office. The trial has been closely watched as a test of Brazil’s fragile democracy and the rule of law.

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