Overview
- Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted seven defendants in a 4–1 vote, with Justice Luiz Fux the lone dissenter.
- Those found guilty include five military officers, a federal police officer and the head of Instituto Voto Legal for spreading false claims and manipulating reports.
- Sentences range from 7.5 to 17 years in prison, with Ángelo Denicoli receiving 17 years and Carlos César Rocha getting seven and a half years and a fine.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the group orchestrated disinformation through “digital militias,” describing social media misuse as an instrument of aggression against democracy.
- The court will publish its full reasoning within 60 days before a five-day appeal window, with decisions on 16 more defendants pending and Bolsonaro already sentenced to 27 years.