The case was adjourned until Friday when the remaining justices will rule. Bolsonaro could find himself barred from public office until 2030 if a majority of the Brasilia court's seven judges find he abused his power by summoning ambassadors to vent unfounded claims about Brazil's voting system ahead of last year's vote.
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro was on the cusp of losing his political future on Thursday, as three of a required four federal electoral court justices ruled he had abused his power in last year's fraught election. Bolsonaro could find himself barred from public office until 2030 if a majority of the Brasilia court's seven judges find he abused his power by summoning ambassadors to vent unfounded claims about Brazil's voting system ahead of last year's vote. So far three jud
The vote by Benedito Goncalves, the lead justice in the case against Bolsonaro, does not amount to a full conviction, but may set the tone for subsequent judge's votes.
Political ineligibility may not be the end of Jair Bolsonaro's problems. The 68-year-old former president also faces multiple criminal investigations that could still put him behind bars.
The vote by Benedito Goncalves, the lead justice in the case against Bolsonaro, does not amount to a full conviction, but may set the tone for subsequent judge’s votes.