SAO PAULO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The defense team of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Thursday that it intends to file further appeals against the ruling sentencing him to 27 years and three months in prison.

The announcement followed a decision by four of five Supreme Federal Court justices to convict the former president of attempting a coup.

In a statement, attorneys Celso Vilardi and Paulo Amador da Cunha Bueno said they will pursue "all possible appeals, including internationally."

The attorneys argued the case should have been tried by a lower court or by the full Supreme Federal Court, not its First Panel. They also criticized the limited time allotted to review the evidence. ■