Police detail allegations that Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in power
- Federal Police formally accused Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of planning a coup to keep him in office, according to the accusations made in late November.
- Bolsonaro's plan included inciting a riot, drafting a decree, and spreading distrust in the electoral system through "digital militias" connected to pro-Bolsonaro propaganda.
- Police linked Bolsonaro to the January 8, 2023 riot where supporters attacked government buildings, and Braga Netto denied any involvement in a coup.
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Police detail allegations that Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in power
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of planning a coup to keep him in office. The agency described a multi-step scheme, substantiated by evidence and testimony, in an 884-page report.
With another testimony to the Federal Police (PF) scheduled for Thursday (5), Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid has already had a series of meetings with investigators in recent months due to inquiries involving former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The inquiries about the falsification of vaccine cards, the sale of Saudi jewelry, and the plot of a coup d'etat were those that were clarified by Cid, Bolsonaro's former assistant to orders. The military…
Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office analyzes police report on coup attempt A group of nine prosecutors will examine today the investigation of the Federal Police (PF) that accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for alleged participation in a coup attempt in Brazil. Last week, the Attorney General's Office (PGR, Prosecutor's Office) [...] La entrada Brasil The Prosecutor's Office analyzes the police report that accuses Bols…
The defense of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) filed, this Monday (December 2, 2024), a new request for the removal of Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes. The request is related to the investigation into an alleged coup attempt in 2022 and a plan to assassinate elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Bolsonaro's lawyers ask that Moraes be removed from the case's rapporteur, arguing an alleged violation of the…
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