of his rival parties and it was built around a meeting he held with foreign ambassadors lastjuly, before the elections. in an event broadcast on state television, he cast doubt on brazil s electronic voting system without showing evidence to back the fraud claims. five of the seven judges rejected the defence argument that bolsonaro was exercising his free speech and held the meeting in an effort to discuss with diplomats how to improve the electoral system. his conviction means he s banned from running for office for eight years but he says he s going to appeal. the big question now is what happens next? pundits say that even if he s unable to run, he could still be a key political figure. whoever he endorses in 2026 will have a big leg up in the race. and to the surprise of many, he recently said in an interview that if his wife, former first lady michelle bolsonaro wanted, she could run for office. in the past, whenever prompted with a question like that, bolsonaro always said he th
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electoral court found mr bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. he d been accused of undermining brazilian democracy by falsely claiming that the electronic ballots used in the country were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. our brazil correspondent camilla mota has the latest. the case against paul sonora was brought against him by his rival party in a meeting that he held with ambassadors for elections. he cast doubt on the electronic voting system without showing evidence to back the fraud claims. five of the seven judges rejected the defence argument that bolsonaro was exercising his free speech and help in meeting in an effort to discuss how to improve the electoral system in his conviction means he is banned from running for office for eight years and he says he