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Brazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted Coup

HeadlineFeb 19, 2025

In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged with helping stage an attempted coup and masterminding a far-right conspiracy plot to cling to power after his 2022 reelection loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s attorney general said Tuesday the plot included a plan to assassinate Lula and a Supreme Court justice. The charges come three months after Brazilian federal authorities released a damning report accusing Bolsonaro of leading the election-denying conspiracy plot, which began in 2021 as an attempt to undermine public trust in Brazil’s electoral system. The plot culminated on January 8, 2023, when Bolsonaro encouraged his supporters to violently storm several government buildings in the capital Brasília. At least six of Bolsonaro’s key allies were also formally charged Tuesday. If convicted, Bolsonaro could face decades in prison.

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