Brazil's Supreme Court has delivered a historic and dramatic verdict, convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup to remain in power following his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison. The court found that the former far-right leader was the head of a "criminal organization" aiming to overturn democratic rule, with the plot including plans to assassinate his political rivals. This is the first time in Brazil's history that a former president has been convicted of such a crime. We examine the details of the conviction and the political implications for the deeply divided nation.