For abuse of office
Judges in Brazil ban ex-President Bolsonaro from office
On Thursday, judges ruled whether ex-President Jair Bolsonaro broke the law with his unproven allegations against Brazil’s electoral system (Photo: MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)
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Judges in Brazil decide to ban Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil. He will probably not be allowed to run for office until 2030.
In the abuse of office trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, at least four out of seven judges on the Supreme Electoral Court voted to oust Bolsonaro from office. As it became known on Friday, one spoke out against it, the votes of two other judges were still pending. This was the majority needed to ban the far-right ex-president from office.
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