A day after the trial began against pro-Bolosnaro rioters who stormed the Supreme Court of Brazil, the National Congress of Brazil and the Planalto Presidential Palace on January 8, the apex court has sentenced&nbsp;a defendant to 17 years in prison on charges including an attempted coup.

51-year-old Aecio Pereira, the accused, was unanimously convicted by the&nbsp;court's 11 justices who found him&nbsp;guilty of all five charges he faced for invading the Congress building. Pereira faced charges related to&nbsp;violent uprising against the rule of law, attempted coup, armed criminal conspiracy, damaging a national heritage site and aggravated property destruction.

"The (rioters') objective was to violently seize Brasilia and spread a criminal attack against the rule of law across the country," said Justice Cristiano Zanin while delivering the verdict.&nbsp;

During the hearing, Pereira denied any wrongdoing but an obscene&nbsp;video that he made on the day, wearing&nbsp;a T-shirt marked "Military Intervention" at the Senate president's table proved to be one of the jarring pieces of evidence against him.&nbsp;

His lawyers argued that&nbsp;Pereira, a former&nbsp;employee of the Sao Paulo municipal sanitation company, was unarmed and committed no acts of violence. However, in the video, he could be heard&nbsp;urging fellow Bolsonaro supporters to "take to the streets".&nbsp;

Pereira is one of the four defendants who will be facing music in court for their actions, which drew&nbsp;eerie similarities to the January 6 insurrection attempt by former US president Donald Trump&nbsp;supporters in 2021 at the US Capitol Hill.&nbsp;

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Notably, during the opening remarks on Wednesday (September 13), Judge Alexandre de Moraes took a scathing view of the rioters and said&nbsp;insurrectionists had rampaged through the heart of Brazilian democracy&nbsp;whilst showing "utter contempt for the republic and imbued with the audacity of ignorance”.

<h2>Attempted coup by Bolsonaro supporters&nbsp;</h2>

Over 2,000 rioters were arrested in the aftermath of what Bolsonaro's&nbsp;leftwing successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called an attempted coup d’état.&nbsp;The rioters, also referred to as "Bolsonaristas", looted offices, destroyed public property, desecrated precious works of art and left ugly graffiti messages calling for a military coup to overthrow the Lula administration.

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Bolsonaro's unruly far-right supporters followed the&nbsp;line taken by their leader who believed that the presidential election was rigged against him as Lula won by a razor-thin margin.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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A day after the trial began against pro-Bolosnaro rioters who stormed the Supreme Court of Brazil, the National Congress of Brazil and the Planalto Presidential Palace on January 8, the apex court has sentenced a defendant to 17 years in prison on charges including an attempted coup.

A day after the trial began against pro-Bolosnaro rioters who stormed the Supreme Court of Brazil, the National Congress of Brazil and the Planalto Presidential Palace on January 8, the apex court has sentenced a defendant to 17 years in prison on charges including an attempted coup. 51-year-old Aecio Pereira, the accused, was unanimously convicted by the court's 11 justices who found him guilty of all five charges he faced for invading the Congress building. Pereira faced charges related to violent uprising against the rule of law, attempted coup, armed criminal conspiracy, damaging a national heritage site and aggravated property destruction. "The (rioters') objective was to violently seize Brasilia and spread a criminal attack against the rule of law across the country," said Justice Cristiano Zanin while delivering the verdict. During the hearing, Pereira denied any wrongdoing but an obscene video that he made on the day, wearing a T-shirt marked "Military Intervention" at the Senate president's table proved to be one of the jarring pieces of evidence against him. His lawyers argued that Pereira, a former employee of the Sao Paulo municipal sanitation company, was unarmed and committed no acts of violence. However, in the video, he could be heard urging fellow Bolsonaro supporters to "take to the streets". Pereira is one of the four defendants who will be facing music in court for their actions, which drew eerie similarities to the January 6 insurrection attempt by former US president Donald Trump supporters in 2021 at the US Capitol Hill. Also read | Brazil President Lula hints at inside job in the Brasilia riots Notably, during the opening remarks on Wednesday (September 13), Judge Alexandre de Moraes took a scathing view of the rioters and said insurrectionists had rampaged through the heart of Brazilian democracy whilst showing "utter contempt for the republic and imbued with the audacity of ignorance”. Attempted coup by Bolsonaro supporters Over 2,000 rioters were arrested in the aftermath of what Bolsonaro's leftwing successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called an attempted coup d’état. The rioters, also referred to as "Bolsonaristas", looted offices, destroyed public property, desecrated precious works of art and left ugly graffiti messages calling for a military coup to overthrow the Lula administration. WATCH | Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro storm Presidential palace Bolsonaro's unruly far-right supporters followed the line taken by their leader who believed that the presidential election was rigged against him as Lula won by a razor-thin margin. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Brazil: 17-year prison sentence for pro-Bolsonaro defendant in January 8 riots

The office of Brazil's prosecutor general on Tuesday presented its first charges against thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro for storming the capital city of Brasilia on January 8, calling for a military coup to oust current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The prosecutors, who charged 39 supporters, requested they should be imprisoned as a preventive measure and that $7.7 million (40 million reais) of their assets be frozen to help cover damages, a report by news agency Associated Press said on Tuesday (January 17).&nbsp;

As per a statement on Monday, the prosecutor general's office said these 39 were charged with armed criminal association, a violent attempt to subvert the democratic state of law, staging a coup and damage to public property. Their identities have not been released yet, the report added.&nbsp;

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Right after the January 8 riots, over 2,000 Bolsonaro supporters were arrested immediately. Of these, 300 were detained at the crime scene. At present, some 1,400 supporters remain in custody, a report by news agency AFP said. More than 600 were already released pending investigation. These included mainly elderly people, pregnant women and mothers with small children, the report added.&nbsp;

The charges against the supporters come just days after Anderson Torres, the former justice minister in Bolsonaro's cabinet was arrested on January 14 over the riots. Torres was arrested when he arrived in Brasilia from the United States- where he and Bolsonaro were at the time of the riots.&nbsp;

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Meanwhile, Bolsonaro, who remains in the United States, will be included in an investigation into the origin of the January 8 riots. Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted a request from the office of the prosecutor general (PGR)to include the former president in the wider probe, citing a video he posted on Facebook two days after the riots. The video, posted two days after the riots questioned the regularity of last year's presidential elections. The PGR pointed out that even though the video was posted after the violence, &nbsp;it might serve as "a probative connection" that justified "a global investigation of the acts performed before and after January 8, 2023, by the defendant."

Bolsonaro's defence denied any involvement by him in the riots. News agency AFP earlier reported that as per a note issued by Bolsonaro's office, the former president never had any relationship or participation in these movements, blaming the violence on infiltrators.&nbsp;

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The office of Brazil's prosecutor general on Tuesday presented its first charges against thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro for storming the capital city of Brasilia on January 8, calling for a military coup to oust current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The office of Brazil's prosecutor general on Tuesday presented its first charges against thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro for storming the capital city of Brasilia on January 8, calling for a military coup to oust current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The prosecutors, who charged 39 supporters, requested they should be imprisoned as a preventive measure and that $7.7 million (40 million reais) of their assets be frozen to help cover damages, a report by news agency Associated Press said on Tuesday (January 17). As per a statement on Monday, the prosecutor general's office said these 39 were charged with armed criminal association, a violent attempt to subvert the democratic state of law, staging a coup and damage to public property. Their identities have not been released yet, the report added. ALSO READ | Brazil riots: Ex-Bolsonaro minister Anderson Torres arrested Right after the January 8 riots, over 2,000 Bolsonaro supporters were arrested immediately. Of these, 300 were detained at the crime scene. At present, some 1,400 supporters remain in custody, a report by news agency AFP said. More than 600 were already released pending investigation. These included mainly elderly people, pregnant women and mothers with small children, the report added. The charges against the supporters come just days after Anderson Torres, the former justice minister in Bolsonaro's cabinet was arrested on January 14 over the riots. Torres was arrested when he arrived in Brasilia from the United States- where he and Bolsonaro were at the time of the riots. ALSO READ | Brazil Supreme Court allows authorities to include Jair Bolsonaro in January 8 riots probe Meanwhile, Bolsonaro, who remains in the United States, will be included in an investigation into the origin of the January 8 riots. Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted a request from the office of the prosecutor general (PGR)to include the former president in the wider probe, citing a video he posted on Facebook two days after the riots. The video, posted two days after the riots questioned the regularity of last year's presidential elections. The PGR pointed out that even though the video was posted after the violence, it might serve as "a probative connection" that justified "a global investigation of the acts performed before and after January 8, 2023, by the defendant." Bolsonaro's defence denied any involvement by him in the riots. News agency AFP earlier reported that as per a note issued by Bolsonaro's office, the former president never had any relationship or participation in these movements, blaming the violence on infiltrators. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Brazil: 17-year prison sentence for pro-Bolsonaro defendant in January 8 riots

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