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Felipe Tirado, PhD Candidate in Law, King's College London

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Former brazilian president bolsonaro will stand trial over alleged coup attempt - Caught on Camera

Bazil’s Supreme Court has unanimously accepted a complaint against former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven allies for attempting a coup d'état.

Bolsonaro governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022, but lost his attempt at re-election to current president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva.

The decision is unprecedented. For the first time in the country’s history, a former president and high-ranking military officers are defendants alleged of crimes linked to a coup d'état.

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