Bolsonaro charges for knowledge about coup plan in Brazil

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The Brazilian authorities have charged the former President Jair Bolsonaro and accuse him of “complete knowledge” about an attempted murder competitor against his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This plot should apparently tip the results of the presidential elections of 2022.

Aklage against Bolsonaro and other people

On Thursday, the Brazilian federal police brought charges against 37 people, including Bolsonaro, as part of the investigation into the aftermath of the 2022 presidential election, in which Bolsonaro lost his re -election attempt, reports CNN Brasil. The police claim that Bolsonaro was informed about the plans to prevent Lula and his government from taking over the government after his election victory.

arrests and further details

At the beginning of this week, the Brazilian police arrested five people, including a former Bolsonaro consultant, because of the alleged complements. According to the alleged conspirators, the murder of Lula's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and the Supreme Court Justice member Alexandre de Moraes was also planned, as was the result of the Outdoor Court.

procedure against the suspects

The arrest warrant, which was signed by Moraes on Sunday, allow the preventive arrest of the five suspects, including the retired general Mário Fernandes - the second highest official of the general secretary of the presidency during Bolsonaro's term, according to CNN Brasil.

Overview of the 2022 elections

in October 2022 Lula Bolsonaro Knapp in the presidential election. Borasonaro's supporters rejected the results and rioted on January 8, 2023 in the capital Brasília, by government building stormed .

Bolsonaros meet with military

According to the police action command executed on Tuesday, Bolsonaro is said to have been met with representatives of the army and the Navy in December 2022 and the Minister of Defense in order to present a document that presented the legal framework to keep it in power.

Bolsonaro's reaction to the charges

The former president has repeated an attempt to coup. His son, Flavio Bolsonaro, who is a senator in Brazilian congress, said in a contribution to X that the five arrested suspects would not have committed a crime.

“As disgusting as it may be to think about killing, it is not a crime. And so that it can come to an attempt, the execution must be interrupted by a situation that is outside the control of the perpetrators. This does not seem to be the case here," he wrote.

This story continues to develop and is updated.