Brazil's federal police presented evidence to the Supreme Court that former President Jair Bolsonaro was directly involved in plotting a coup to overturn the outcome of the 2022 election he lost, according to an 884-page report unsealed on Tuesday.

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro "actively participated" in a 2022 coup plot to prevent his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking office, police alleged in a report made public Tuesday.

Brazilian authorities have indicted the country’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into a coup plot to keep him in power following the election of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro directly planned and acted in a criminal conspiracy that aimed to carry out a coup after his failed 2022 re-election bid, a formal accusation from Brazil's police showed on Tuesday.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro could face criminal charges over accusations that he was involved in plans to stage a coup after losing the 2022 elections.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says

BRASILIA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's top public prosecutor is not likely to issue any indictments until next year for former President Jair Bolsonaro, members of his government and military officers who allegedly planned a coup after his 2022 election defeat, four sources told Reuters.

Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

In a story published Nov. 21, 2024, The Associated Press reported that Federal Police indicted Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and allies for attempting a coup.