Bolsonaro and 36 people charged with alleged coup attempt in Brazil
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Brazil's Federal Police have charged former President Bolsonaro and 36 others with attempting a coup after the 2022 elections. The case was referred to the Supreme Court for further consideration.
Brazil's federal police said on Thursday that they have charged former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others with an alleged coup attempt to keep him in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections, AP reports, UNN writes.
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Police said their sealed findings will be submitted on Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which will forward them to Attorney General Paulo Gonet, who will decide either to formally charge Bolsonaro and take the case to court or to drop the investigation.
Bolsonaro told the Metropoles website that he was waiting for his lawyer to review the indictment, which is about 700 pages long. But he said he would fight the case and dismissed the investigation, calling it the result of "creativity.
The former right-wing president denies all allegations that he tried to stay in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections by his rival, left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Since then, Bolsonaro has faced a number of legal threats.
The police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to disclose the names of all 37 people charged "to avoid the spread of false news.
Other investigations have led to charges against Bolsonaro for smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring it and instructing a subordinate to falsify his and others' COVID-19 vaccination status. Bolsonaro denies any involvement in either case.
Another investigation found that he had abused his powers to question the country's electoral system, and judges banned him from running again until 2030.
Nevertheless, he has insisted that he will run in 2026, and many in his circle have been encouraged by Donald Trump's recent victory in the US election.
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Bolsonaro's allies in Congress are negotiating a bill to pardon those who stormed the Brazilian capital and staged riots on January 8, 2023, in an unsuccessful attempt to keep the former president in power. Analysts suggest that lawmakers want to extend the legislation to the former president.
On Tuesday, federal police arrested four soldiers and a federal police officer accused of conspiring to assassinate Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes with the aim of overthrowing the government after the 2022 elections.
Last week, a man set off an explosion in the Brazilian capital. He tried to enter the Supreme Court and threw the explosives outside, killing him.
