Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democracies

Summary

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others have been charged by federal police with conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the country’s democracy through a right-wing coup.

The accused include top allies, such as former defense ministers and intelligence officials.

The charges follow an investigation into efforts to dismantle the constitutional state, backed by evidence from financial records and plea deals.

This comes days after arrests in a separate plot to assassinate President Lula da Silva and other officials.

Bolsonaro denies involvement in the 2022 election conspiracy.

  • @[email protected]English
    16•8 days ago

    Lula is in power but the far-right threat to his administration remains. Last Wednesday night, a member of Bolsonaro’s political party was killed after apparently blowing himself up with homemade explosives while attacking the supreme court.

    During a search of the man’s trailer, police reportedly found a cap emblazoned with the slogan of Bolsonaro’s far-right movement: “Brazil above everything. God above all.”

    • @[email protected]English
      4•8 days ago

      I love it when jackasses like that blow themselves up. As the Europeans say, it is an ‘own goal’.

        • @yamaniiEnglish
          3•8 days ago

          This one couldn’t.

        • @[email protected]English
          -1•7 days ago

          Usually there are no innocent bystanders when bombmakers blow themselves up when assembling their bombs.

          • @argarathEnglish
            3•7 days ago

            They didn’t kill themselves while assembling a bomb, they accidentally blew themselves up when trying to blow up the state of the justice lady (blind with a scales thingy)