US EditionBrazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
- Gen. Freire Gomes rejected Bolsonaro's idea to create a commission to investigate the election's legality, stating it could result in legal responsibility for the president.
- The general advised Bolsonaro that it was not possible to reverse the election's outcome from a military standpoint.
- Bolsonaro proposed other tools, including a decree of a state of siege, during a gathering with military commanders and his Defense Secretary.
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro apparently had concrete plans for a violent coup following the lost election.
Following his election in 2022, former President Jair Bolsonaro is said to have called for a coup d'état. This is now confirmed by senior ex-military operators. more...
Brazil’s ex-prez Bolsonaro mulled a coup after election defeat, military leaders reveal to police
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro had presented a plan for him to stay in power after he lost the 2022 election to his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, two Brazilian military leaders told the police according to new court documents released on Friday (Mar 15).
Former commanders of the Brazilian Army said that former President Jair Bolsonaro called them to discuss a coup against Lula.
Investigations against ex-President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup are still ongoing in Brazil. Now senior military officials are also burdening him.
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