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00:02Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not appear before the Supreme Court during
00:06the final phase of the trial against him for impeachment, which begins Tuesday and will
00:11last until September 12th.
00:13The 70-year-old former president, who is under house arrest, must be declared innocent or
00:19guilty by the federal Supreme Court, the highest court in justice in Brazil, whose decision
00:25is final.
00:26His lawyer, Celso Villardi, has stated that Bolsonaro will not attend the court during
00:31the final stage of his trial.
00:33Bolsonaro is accused, among many other things, of having defended a coup d'etat to prevent
00:38Lula da Silva, who defeated him in the 2020 elections, from taking power.
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