Police accuse Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro of coup attempt

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Jair Bolsonaro accused on with respective erstwhile officials of engagement successful crippled pursuing his nonaccomplishment successful 2022 election.

Brazil’s national constabulary person named erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro arsenic 1 of 37 radical formally accused of engagement successful a coup attempt.

In a connection issued connected Thursday, the constabulary besides accused respective erstwhile Bolsonaro medication officials of involvement, including erstwhile defence curate Walter Braga Netto, erstwhile nationalist information advisor Augusto Heleno, and erstwhile justness curate Anderson Torres. The caput of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party, Valdemar Costa Neto, was besides accused.

The allegation involves a coup conspiracy aft the far-right Bolsonaro mislaid the 2022 statesmanlike predetermination to existent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

A week aft President Lula took office, successful January 2023, Bolsonaro’s supporters rioted successful the superior Brasilia. Some protesters astatine the clip said they wanted to make the conditions for a subject coup, and determination person agelong been questions astir Bolsonaro’s engagement successful instigating the riots.

Brazilian constabulary accidental that immoderate of the accused planned to assassinate Lula earlier helium took office. Speaking to Reuters earlier Bolsonaro was formally accused of engagement successful the coup attempt, 1 constabulary root said that the erstwhile president was alert of the alleged program to termination Lula.

Bolsonaro denies immoderate wrongdoing.

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