Jair Bolsonarorainha666, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, including an attempt to overturn the vote and a plot to assassinate the nation’s president-elect, the country’s Supreme Court decided on Wednesday.

The ruling marks a significant effort to hold Mr. Bolsonaro accountable for accusations that he sought to effectively dismantle Brazil’s democracy by orchestrating a broad plan to stage a coup.

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case, said in explaining his decision that there was no doubt Mr. Bolsonaro “knew, handled and discussed” plans for a coup.

Mr. Bolsonaro and seven members of his inner circle,66jogo casino including his running mate and a former spy chief, will be tried on charges filed by prosecutors last month of “violent abolition of the democratic rule of law” and “coup d’état,” among other crimes.

In a surprise move, Mr. Bolsonaro attended the first day of the two-day hearing alongside his lawyers but remained silent.

Mr. Bolsonaro, in a statement, said the court’s decision was politically motivated, calling it an attempt to “silence the opposition.”

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