The decisive vote was cast by Justice Carmen Lucia, who left the score four to one for the conviction. After the punishment and ineligibility are confirmed, Bolsonaro will be out of the election race until 2030.

The majority of the court understood that the far-right politician committed abuse of political power and misuse of the media by holding a meeting with ambassadors on July 18, 2022, and attacking the electoral system without evidence.

Similar reasons were put forward by the Democratic Labor Party, which filed a lawsuit against the former president.

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