Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro appeals over coup involvement case
Former President Jair Bolsonaro holds a rally on Copacabana Beach in support of a proposed bill to grant amnesty to those arrested for storming government buildings in an alleged coup attempt in 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, March 16, 2025
BRAZIL’S Supreme Court rejected appeals filed by former President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday.
Mr Bolsonaro was attempting to remove two of the judges who will examine his complaint over allegations of involvement in an attempted coup.
Mr Bolsonaro’s defence team attempted to remove Flavio Dino, President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva’s former justice minister, and Cristiano Zanin, the president’s former personal lawyer, over alleged impartiality.
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