The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously decided on Wednesday to proceed with a trial against former president Jair Bolsonaro for  conspiring to overthrow the government after his 2022 election defeat.

Last month, Prosecutor General of the Republic Paulo Gonet Branco charged Bolsonaro and 34 other individuals with acts committed “against the Three Branches of Government and the Democratic Rule of Law.” The charges included attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d’état, damage against federal assets, and involvement in a criminal organization. Investigations also found evidence of widespread voter intimidation and election fraud, as well as an alleged plot to assassinate president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and a Supreme Court judge.

Lula had previously been convicted for corruption and money laundering stemming from the infamous Operation Car Wash but was released after the mandatory 580-day incarceration period. He went on to win against Bolsonaro in the 2022 election by a slim margin, which Bolsonaro strongly contested. Bolsonaro supporters then stormed the National Congress buildings in a scene reminiscent of the January 6th US Capitol attack. The court replayed videos from the National Congress attack when they announced their decision, calling it “A savage violence, in total incivility, with the request for military intervention in the coup d’état.”

Bolsonaro dismissed the trial as “scandalous” and an act of political persecution. He also maintains plans to run for president again in next year’s election. This is despite being banned from doing so until at least 2030 due to his previous attempts at subverting the voting process.

The trial is expected to start later this year, and, if convicted, Bolsonaro could spend decades in prison.