Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to ...
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases since his failed reelection bid in 2022 has left him in ever-deeper ...
Police indicted Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on Thursday for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.
The police report caps a nearly two-year investigation into Jair Bolsonaro's role in the election-denying movement that culminated in riots by his supporters that swept Brasilia in January 2023, just ...
Evidence gathered through wiretaps and warrants show that Jair Bolsonaro was aware of the plot, the police said. Brazil's top prosecutor will now decide if it warrants a trial.
A police investigation will seek to hold Bolsonaro criminally responsible for an attempt to violently overthrow democratic rule, one police source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.