Bolsonaro barred from public office, eyes appeal

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 02, 2023 12:31 am

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro vowed on Friday to appeal a court ruling barring him from public office for eight years over unfounded attacks he had made against the South American country's voting system.

The ruling renders the 68-year-old ineligible to stand in the next presidential election in 2026 and opens the contest for a new leader for Brazil's political right.

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