Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system.
The decision upends the 68-year-old’s political future and likely erases any chance for him to regain power.agreed that Bolsonaro used government communication channels to promote his campaign and sowed distrust about the vote. Two judges voted against the move.
The case focused on a July 18, 2022, meeting where Bolsonaro used government staffers, the state television channel and the presidential palace in Brasilia to tell foreign ambassadors that the country’s electronicIn her decisive vote that formed a majority, Judge Carmen Lucia — who is also a Supreme Court justice — said “the facts are incontrovertible.”
People play instruments during a celebration after the decision of the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court to bar far-right Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro from public office for eight years.Alexandre de Moraes, also a Supreme Court justice, said the decision represents rejection of “populism reborn from the flames ofSpeaking to reporters in Minas Gerais, Bolsonaro lamented that the trial was unfair and politically motivated.
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