AFP: Bolsonaro's defense files appeal

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AFP: Bolsonaro's defense files appeal
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Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal against the 27-year prison sentence handed down by the country's Supreme Court earlier this week.

In the appeal, the defense requests that the criminal trial be annulled and that Bolsonaro be acquitted, according to a document seen by AFP.

Right-wing nationalist Bolsonaro was convicted in September of trying to stage a coup after his election loss in 2022, when his supporters stormed parliament and government buildings.

When the Supreme Court handed down its verdict on Tuesday, it announced that no further appeals in the case would be allowed.

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