A panel of justices on Brazil's top court has said former President Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against the current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Supreme Court's five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead.

Three justices voted in favor of putting Bolsonaro on trial. The result will be official after all five judges cast their votes.

A panel of justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court has accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. They have ordered the former leader to stand trial.