Bolsonaro accused of attempting a coup against Lula
This Thursday, the Brazilian Federal Police presented formal charges to the Supreme Court against Bolsonaro for attempted coup. The country’s former president, who was disqualified by judges until 2030 for taking advantage of his position to question the voting system, could be jailed for 12 years. Police have also accused former Navy Admiral Almir Garnier Santos of attempting a coup. Apart from him, 36 others are accused of attempting to subvert the rule of law.
Authorities arrested four soldiers and a police officer last Tuesday for alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government after the 2022 elections and attempt on life Current President of Brazil.
“First of all, thank you because I’m alive,” the president said in his first public response to the attack “after they tried to poison me.” frustrated murder Before assuming office as President on January 1, 2023. According to officials, Vice President Geraldo Alcmin and Supreme Court member Judge Alexandre de Moraes were also targeted in the assassination attempt. According to investigators, the plot may have been planned in the home of Walter Braga Netto, Bolsonaro’s former defense minister.
Lula said, “I don’t want to poison anyone or torture anyone. I want to measure, based on numbers and statistics, who built the most schools, roads and jobs in this country, because that is the value of a government. Is.” Is achieved in a “civilized way”.
Lula has stressed that since he has decided to run for president in 2022, his “desire” “The goal was to return normality and democratic civilization to Brazil.”Following the conflict that the country had plunged into during the tenure of his predecessor and far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.
a turbulent transition
According to officials, the murder was allegedly planned Four soldiers and one federal police agent in late 2022After Lula defeated Bolsonaro in the elections. According to the investigation, the intention was to assassinate Lula and Alcmin, members of the winning formula for the October 2022 elections, and to create a “crisis committee” made up of the military that would keep Bolsonaro in power.
The far-right leader was to hand over power to Lula on January 1, 2023, but did not recognize his defeat And traveled to the United States two days ago. Plans were being thrown into disarray Poison Possibilities also included Judge de Moraes, who was accused by the extreme right of manipulating the process from his position as President of the Superior Electoral Court.
The existence of this alleged assassination plot is linked to the investigation into the attack on three branches of state in Brasília, just a week after Lula’s inauguration. On January 8, 2023, thousands of far-right activists tried to take on the armed forces Overthrow the government of a progressive leader,
The courts are also investigating a number of complaints about various moves to try to prevent Lula’s inauguration, some of which include Bolsonaro has been criticizedAccording to judicial sources, the investigation may end this week or later. Federal police could charge dozens of people for all these incidents, including some ministers in Bolsonaro’s mandate.
These allegations will be a new blow to Bolsonaro’s plans Run in the 2026 presidential electionHis allies have sought to overturn a court ruling barring the far-right leader from running for office in 2022 because of his attacks on the validity of the country’s voting system.
Police investigation points to Bolsonaro leading actors Wants to hold him criminally responsible for conspiracy and attempted coup. Bolsonaro and his top advisers have denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a political persecution.