Brazilian federal police have recommended charges against former president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly leading a plot to subvert the will of voters assassinate political rivals and stay in power by military edict following his 2022 electoral defeat according to a senior police official with direct knowledge of a sealed investigatory report finalized by police Thursday.
After nearly two years of investigation, which uncovered an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, police have asked prosecutors to bring criminal charges against Bolsonaro and 36 of his political allies, including high-ranking military officials.
In a public announcement, police said they discovered a compartmentalized effort inside the Bolsonaro government to block Lula’s inauguration. One team, police said, was charged with making unfounded allegations to undermine public confidence in the electoral system. Another was responsible for galvanizing support among the military to carry out the coup. A third was tasked with implementing what police described as “coercive measures
