Brazilian Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Plotting a Coup

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will either formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then.

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Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections," Melo told the The Associated Press.

"And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aids. That's a very tall order," Melo said.

On Tuesday, the federal police arrested four military and a federal police officer accused of plotting to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections, including alleged plans to kill Lula and other top officials.

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It's sad that Brazil is better at handling insurrectionist ---------- than the USA.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-21 04:02 PM | Reply

Biden wanted to blow republicans kisses.

Garland was scared of his own shadow.

Democrats wasted the past four years whistling past the graveyard.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-21 04:03 PM | Reply

That is a shame. What, this guy missed Trump's ploy of stacking the SC with toadies?

We are truly a Banana Republic now... worse than, actually, as you say.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-21 04:06 PM | Reply

Yep. Americans wanted a Stupid Daddy Strong Man to spank them when they ever managed to even whine a bit about being under the Oligarch's Corporate Thumb... and dems offered an intelligent black-ish woman.

Never gonna happen, it seems.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-21 04:09 PM | Reply