The Federal Police of Brazil formally accused the former president this Thursday Jair Bolsonaro of trying to carry out a coup against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022as reported by the body.
The institution denounced 37 people, including several high-ranking military officers, for the crimes of “violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d’état and illicit association,” as reported in a note. Among them is a retired far-right military officer, who ruled Brazil from 2019 to 2022and two generals in the reserve who were ministers in his Government.
Bolsonaro attributes the charges against him to the “creativity” of the judge investigating him. “Magistrate Alexandre de Moraes conducts the entire investigation, adjusts the testimonies, arrests without complaint, casts nets to fish for possible evidence and has quite creative advice,” Bolsonaro said in a statement posted on his social networks.
The former president is already subject to precautionary measures and is prohibited from traveling abroad, which is why his passport was withdrawn months ago.
The Brazilian Police have reported that They are based on the evidence obtained in these two years to accuse him. Said evidence has been obtained through “police investigations, the lifting of secrecy on telematic and telephone communications, banking and tax information, award-winning collaborations [con delatores]searches, and seizures, “other measures duly authorized by the Judiciary”according to the authorities’ statement.
The police report has already been delivered to the Supreme Court, which must evaluate the formal police accusation. Months ago, The former president was disqualified by judges from running in the elections until 2030since he was convicted of abuse of power, as a result of having taken advantage of the presidential position to question the security of the voting system.
The Brazilian Police revealed this week that the coup plotters They also planned to kill Lula da Silva when he was elected president, in addition to Geraldo Alckmin, its vice president, and Alexandre de Moraes, Supreme Court judge. On the other hand, a Bolsonaro supporter exploded in front of the highest court building last week.
On January 8, 2023, a week after Lula da Silva was sworn in for a third non-consecutive term, Thousands of followers of the former president carried out a coup attack. None of those suspected of instigating or financing the coup attempt have been in the dock, but The Supreme Court has imposed harsh sentences for more than 200 people.
Mauro CidBolsonaro’s personal secretary who accompanied him at all events while he was president, It is a very important piece in the police investigation against the former president and the rest of the suspects to participate in the attempted coup d’état. After spending a few months in preventive detention, he agreed to collaborate with the police.
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