Brazilian Police Arrest Five Over Alleged 2022 Coup Plot Against Lula

Brazilian Police Arrest 5 Including Ex-Bolsonaro Aide Over Alleged Plot To Kill Lula

The police investigations revealed documents outlining plans to assassinate Lula and his Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin, through shooting or poisoning.

Brazilian Officers Behind Alleged Plot to Kill Lula Arrested in Major Coup Investigation

On Tuesday, Brazil’s federal police apprehended five officers suspected of plotting a coup following the 2022 elections, with the goal of toppling the government and assassinating then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to authorities, the group also intended to kill Lula’s running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, as well as Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The five individuals arrested include four members of Brazil’s special …

Andrea Gomez (CNN) - Brazilian police arrested five people, including a former advisor to former President Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office, according to the Federal Police. In addition to killing the then president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula's vice-president, Geraldo …

Brazilian police say 5 officers arrested in alleged coup, assassination plot

Brazilian authorities announced they had arrested four members of the military and one police officer on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The five were arrested over an alleged plot to overthrow Brazil's government and assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after the 2022 presidential election. Investigators said those arrested, which included military officials who trained with the country's special forces and a retired senior military official, also…

Brazil arrests five military and police officers over alleged plot to kill Lula

Federal police say group had eyed killings of then president-elect along with his deputy and a supreme court judge

Four soldiers were arrested on suspicion of wanting to kill Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice president. Among them is a former collaborator of Jair Bolsonaro.