Brazil’s top court ruled that the former president will be tried over his role in a vast plot to cling to power after his 2022 election loss.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government after he lost a 2022 election, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, moving swiftly in a case that could reshape the political landscape.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to go on trial for allegedly plotting a coup in the country, dealing a blow to one of President Trump’s closest allies in Latin America.The justices ruled Wednesday in a hearing that Bolsonaro should stand trial on five charges over allegations the right-wing leader plotted a military takeover of the country in 2022 to prevent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office just weeks after the leftist won the presidential election.