［ブラジリア １１日 ロイター］ – ブラジル最高裁は１１日、ボルソナロ前大統領に有罪判決を言い渡した。２０２２年の総選挙での敗北後、クーデターを企てた罪に問われていた。極右のボルソナロ氏が掲げたポピュリスト（大衆迎合主義者）運動にとって大きな打撃となる。
量刑は１２日に言い渡される見通しで、最長４０年の禁錮刑に処される可能性がある。
Ricardo Brito has covered Brazilian politics for over two decades, including five presidential elections, an impeachment, and Car Wash, one of the world’s largest corruption scandals. Brito joined Reuters in 2017, covering politics, courts, offenses, Indigenous communities, and the environment. Recently, he has focused on investigations into the alleged attempted coup against Brazilian democracy in 2022 and crime in the Amazon rainforest. He won two well-known Brazilian awards, Abril (2008) and Estadao (2015), and was a finalist for ‘Breaking News of the Year’ in 2022 for coverage of Brazil’s presidential bid. He once dreamed of being a basketball star, but has since resigned to being a Lakers fan.
Manuela Andreoni is Reuters’ chief correspondent in Brazil. She writes about politics, economics, the environment, and culture in one of the world’s most vibrant democracies. She was previously a climate and environmental reporter at The New York Times. Andreoni, like all journalists at Reuters, works hard to keep her sources safe, and their names confidential when needed. She is committed to reflecting the diversity of perspectives that shape all stories she covers.
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