WorldFebruary 19, 2025
Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against
ELÉONORE HUGHES, Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Last November, Federal Police filed a 884-page report with Gonet detailing the scheme. They allege it involved systematically sowing distrust of the electoral system among the populace, drafting a decree to give the plot a veneer of legality, pressuring top military brass to go along with the plan, and inciting a riot in the capital
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