Bolsonaro Supporter Sentenced to 17 Years for Role in Jan. 8 Brazil Government Building Riot

Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced a Bolsonaro supporter to 17 years in prison for participating in the Jan. 8 riot at government buildings. He is the first to be sentenced.

The man was filmed wearing a shirt calling for a coup and praising other rioters who stormed the buildings.

Nearly 1,500 people were arrested for the riot though most have been released.

The rioters refused to accept Bolsonaro's election defeat to Lula and stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace.

Some justices implied the Lula administration let its guard down, allowing the invasion. Others rejected those claims.