Jair Bolsonaro Charged with Attempted Coup Following Election Loss
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces serious charges, including plotting to poison current President Lula da Silva, amid accusations of attempting a coup.
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Bolsonaro’s comments come a day after Brazilian authorities charged the former president with devising a multipronged scheme to remain in power following his 2022 electoral loss to current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro slams coup accusations against him
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Bolsonaro’s political future looked bleak even before this week’s accusations, which the ex-president denies.
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Bolsonaro's reaction to the accusations is “a strategy that is part of the political game” that attempts to discredit the report by describing it as political persecution, said Antônio José Teixeira Martins, a law professor at Rio de Janeiro State University.
Brazil's Bolsonaro Slams 'vague' Accusations after Attempted Coup Indictment
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The indictments, based on manuscripts, digital files, spreadsheets, and message exchanges, expose a scheme to disrupt democratic order, according to the prosecutor-general's office.
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Summary
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged with orchestrating a multi-faceted plan to remain in power post-election loss. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet claims Bolsonaro, alongside 33 others, plotted to poison current President Lula and assassinate Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro dismissed the charges as politically motivated, likening them to tactics used by authoritarian regimes to suppress opposition. If convicted, he faces significant prison time. Reactions from current President Lula emphasized the presumption of innocence, while Brazilian legal experts predict robust legal proceedings ahead.
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