Prosecutor Asks Brazil’s Supreme Court To Find Bolsonaro Guilty Of Coup

Bolsonaro is accused of attempting to overturn the 2022 election, which was won by his left-wing opponent, current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated July 15, 2025

FILE: Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during an event held by the Liberal Party at the Auditorio Dante Barone in Porto Alegre, Brazil on June 23, 2023. (Photo by SILVIO AVILA / AFP)

A prosecutor asked Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup, in closing arguments after a trial that saw US President Donald Trump try to intervene on behalf of his right-wing ally.

Bolsonaro is accused of trying to overturn the 2022 election won by his left-wing opponent, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.