Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is running out of options to avoid prison, after judges on Friday rejected his appeal against a 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid.

Bolsonaro lost the 2022 elections and was convicted in September for his efforts to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking power after the polls.

Prosecutors said the scheme -- which included plans to assassinate Lula and a top Supreme Court judge -- failed only due to a lack of support from military top brass.

A panel of Supreme Court judges weighing Bolsonaro's appeal all voted to uphold the sentence last week. The result was not considered official until midnight on Friday.

A source at the court, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that once the result of the hearing is pu

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