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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again been deprived of his right to vote in a second trial. The former head of state (2019-2022) may not be elected to any public office until 2030, the Supreme Court decided on Tuesday (local time). It was the second verdict against the former president of South America’s largest country. In June, he was suspended for eight years for raising doubts about Brazil’s electoral system during his time as head of state. Later, he did not explicitly acknowledge his electoral defeat by incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The new procedure related to the national holiday in September last year. Shortly before the elections, President Bolsonaro abused the celebrations for election campaign purposes, the Supreme Court ruled. During military parades in the capital Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, Bolsonaro railed against his challenger Lula.

The new conviction does not extend Bolsonaro’s ban from holding public office beyond 2030. However, his lawyers will now have to appeal this decision again in addition to the June verdict if they want to clear the way for Bolsonaro to run for office to run for president in 2026. (sda/dpa)