If convicted, the 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of about 40 years.
A week after Lula took office on January 1, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro backers stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court demanding the military oust the new president, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
A decision is expected Tuesday or Wednesday, the court has said.
Dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” after his political idol Donald Trump, Bolsonaro has been the target of multiple investigations since his turbulent years as president of Latin America’s biggest democracy from 2019 to 2022.
Prosecutors say the former army captain was aware of a plot to invoke a state of emergency to bring about a “correction” of the 2022 election outcome, and even plans to assassinate Lula, his deputy Geraldo Alckmin, and Moraes, the judge.
Investigations have also linked Bolsonaro to the disturbances of January 8, 2023. He was in the United States at the time, and denies any involvement.
Bolsonaro has been disqualified from holding public office until 2030 for having cast doubt on Brazil’s electronic voting system, but is hopeful the ban will be overturned.
The former president has compared his situation to that of Trump, who returned to the White House this year despite his own legal troubles, and after a similar storming of the US Capitol by his supporters in January 2021.
Security at the Supreme Court in Brasilia has been beefed up ahead of Tuesday’s hearing, due to start at 9:30 am local time (1230 GMT).
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