{"id":1869,"date":"2025-11-27T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2025-11-27T02:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:16:21","slug":"ex-brazil-president-bolsonaro-begins-27-year-jail-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1869","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup, after he exhausted all appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brash former army captain who fired up Brazil\u2019s right and reshaped the country\u2019s politics is ending a divisive career jailed in a small room at police headquarters equipped with a TV, mini-fridge, and air-conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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