"Lawyers for Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence handed down last month for a botched military coup after his 2022 election loss. The 85-page motion filed with the Supreme Court on Monday sought a review of parts of Bolsonaro's conviction, including his sentence. The motion filed by Bolsonaro's lawyers asserted there were deep injustices in his conviction and sentence. It did not stipulate how much of a reduction in the sentence was being sought."
"Last month, four of five judges on a Supreme Court panel found Bolsonaro guilty of five crimes, including taking part in an armed criminal organisation, trying to violently abolish democracy and organising a coup. Prosecutors said the plot entailed the assassination of Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and failed only due to a lack of support from military leaders."
Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers filed an 85-page appeal with the Supreme Court challenging parts of his 27-year sentence for a failed military coup after the 2022 election. Four of five Supreme Court judges convicted him of five crimes, including participation in an armed criminal organisation, attempting to violently abolish democracy and organising a coup. Prosecutors alleged the plot included assassination plans against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Justice Alexandre de Moraes, thwarted by a lack of military support. Bolsonaro has denied wrongdoing and has been under house arrest since August. Under Brazilian law, imprisonment is deferred until all appeals are exhausted. United States President Donald Trump called the prosecution a "witch-hunt" and used the case to justify tariffs and sanctions, making it a diplomatic flashpoint.
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