Brazil Police Recommend Charges Against Ex-President Bolsonaro in Coup Probe
- Ex-president’s supporters stormed capital after election loss
- Former defense minister, other generals also named by police
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Brazil’s federal police recommended criminal charges against Jair Bolsonaro after probing an alleged coup attempt following his 2022 election loss, the first time authorities have directly linked the right-wing former president to attempts to keep his successor from assuming power.
Charges are warranted against a total of 37 people, including Bolsonaro and high-ranking military members who served in his government, for plotting a coup and committing crimes against democracy, the federal police said in a Thursday statement.