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Brazil police report: Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot

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The document describe the former president as one of the key leaders of the plot, and not a mere observer.

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  1. Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Brazil police report: Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. Salon

    Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro and accomplices for 2022 coup attempt, alleged plot to kill Lula (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The former right-wing Brazilian president is accused of attempting to use the military to keep himself in power

  2. Voice of America

    Brazil indicts Bolsonaro, aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Findings head to Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to prosecutor-general

  3. The Boston Globe

    Brazilian police indict ex-president Bolsonaro and aides in alleged 2022 coup attempt (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The former right-wing leader has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his electoral defeat in 2022.

  4. NBC News

    Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro accused of attempted coup after his 2022 election loss (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was one of 37 people the country’s federal police recommended for charges that include attempted coup d’état after the 2022 election that Bolsonaro lost.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Police accuse Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro of involvement in coup attempt (opens Al Jazeera)

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  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides in alleged 2022 coup attempt (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet will either agree with the charges and put the former president on trial or toss the investigation.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Bolsonaro and 36 other people are charged with attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 election.

  8. Latin Times

    Brazil's Bolsonaro Facing Coup Attempt Charges Because of Law He Passed While in Office (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The charges include violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d'état, and criminal organization, all tied to an alleged coup plot against Brazil's institutions

  9. Local News 8

    Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Police indicted Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election.

  10. Time

    Police in Brazil Indict Bolsonaro for Alleged Attempted Coup (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Already barred from running again in 2026 over a different case, the former President could now land in jail and see his influence further diminished.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil police indict ex-president Bolsonaro over coup plot – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Evidence gathered through wiretaps and warrants show that Jair Bolsonaro was aware of the plot, the police said. Brazil's top prosecutor will now decide if it warrants a trial.

  12. Digital Journal

    Brazil police urge Bolsonaro's indictment for 2022 'coup' plot (opens Digital Journal)

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    Brazilian police on Thursday called for the indictment of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro over a 2022 "coup" plot to prevent current leader Luiz Inacio Lula

  13. Washington Times

    Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next? (opens Washington Times)

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    Police have formally accused Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his electoral defeat in 2022. Their allegations threaten to torpedo Bolsonaro's hopes of returning to politics.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Fifty-three audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil's army discussing efforts to carry out a coup.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro plotted election coup: Police report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    An 884-page report by Brazil’s police details former President Bolsonaro’s alleged attempt to overturn 2022 election.

  16. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain

  17. Delaware Public Media

    Brazil police report: Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The document describe the former president as one of the key leaders of the plot, and not a mere observer.

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Brazil’s former president planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report alleges (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The unsealed document provides a first glimpse of several testimonies that describe the former president as one of the key leaders of the plot to remain in power, and not a mere observer.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after

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