Three out of five Supreme Court justices found the 70-year-old guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • viking@infosec.pub
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    23 hours ago

    Can’t reelect a convicted felon outside of the US, so no, he’s going to prison. Potentially reduced to house arrest when he makes it to 85. If, that is.

    • jeff@lemmy.ca
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      22 hours ago

      Convicted felons should be allowed to be elected. Take Nelson Mandela for example. There are many times a suppresive regime will imprison someone, that shouldn’t exclude them from office.

      Also, lots of countries allow people convicted to run.