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HEADLINE: The Politically Motivated Conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil GUEST NAME: Mary O'Grady SUMMARY: Mary O'Grady criticizes Jair Bolsonaro's conviction by Brazil's Supreme Court, citing zero evidence linking him to the alleged coup plotting or a

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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HEADLINE: The Politically Motivated Conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil
GUEST NAME: Mary O'Grady
SUMMARY: Mary O'Grady criticizes Jair Bolsonaro's conviction by Brazil's Supreme Court, citing zero evidence linking him to the alleged coup plotting or assassination ruminations (Lula da Silva, Brasília).1928 RIO

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This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Batchelor, a courtroom in Brazil. Mary Anastacio Grady of the Americas page and the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal informs us of an extremely unusual trial if you're used to drama in the United States.

0:44.1

The trial is of a previous president, his name is Bolsonaro, and he's accused of starting a plot that could have led to the assassination of the elected president and members of the

0:55.9

government, including the Supreme Court, could have led to completely upsetting the government

1:01.2

of Brazil for some time to come. That was the allegation. Now, according to the court, proved.

1:07.2

However, Mary, a very good evening to you. You have provided in your column information that I

1:15.0

did not have to this point about how the prosecution presented its case to the court, which was

1:21.0

made up of five members of the Supreme Court, I believe. And that evidence, the evidence that was claimed in the news to exist doesn't exist.

1:31.2

Good evening to you, Mary. Well, good evening, John. Yeah, this court was a five justice panel.

1:37.9

There are 11 justices on the Supreme Court. A five-person panel heard the evidence against higher Bolsonaro, former president,

1:49.5

and made a ruling last week.

1:52.9

The evidence that was presented or was supposedly presented was in an effort to paint a picture of

2:00.6

Bolsonaro as a person who had plotted a coup

2:04.5

against Lula de Silva, who was elected president in October 2022.

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