Brazil charges former president Jair Bolsonaro over coup plot

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Former Brazil leader Jair Bolonsonaro has officially been accused of the control of the plot of the coup, which aims to keep the government 2022 President Louise Inyan de Silva.

The difficult politician was accused of leading the “Criminal Organization” to the country’s Prosecutor’s Office to destroy democracy in the most populous country in Latin America.

Prosecutors say that 33 other people are involved in the plot BolognaDeputy Chairman General Walter Braga Nettis and almost two dozen retiree or serve senior servicemen.

Some of the plot included plans to kill Lula to prevent him from taking office, prosecutors assumed.

BrazilThe Supreme Court must now take into account the allegations and decide to proceed to the trial. If convicted, US President Donald Trump’s ally could face prison prison.

Dear Brazilian Conservatives, Bolsonaro has already been declared the right to run in the state position due to attacks on the country’s electoral system.

He also faces two more lawsuits, presumably on the imposed falsification of the vaccine and the illegal sale of jewelry given to the head of state.

Prosecutor General Paulo Gonett said that the accusations “describe the cases carried out by the President of the Republic, which create a structural criminal organization with other civilian and military elections.”

They were based on a Federal police report From November last year.

There was no immediate response from Bologna, who used to paint himself as a victim of persecution of political motives.

In recent days, the former president tried to give his conservative forces to the congress for the alleged coups, but the speed of surprising persecution surprised him.