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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others have been charged by federal police with conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the country’s democracy through a right-wing coup.

The accused include top allies, such as former defense ministers and intelligence officials.

The charges follow an investigation into efforts to dismantle the constitutional state, backed by evidence from financial records and plea deals.

This comes days after arrests in a separate plot to assassinate President Lula da Silva and other officials.

Bolsonaro denies involvement in the 2022 election conspiracy.

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[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 8 points 6 hours ago

Lula is in power but the far-right threat to his administration remains. Last Wednesday night, a member of Bolsonaro’s political party was killed after apparently blowing himself up with homemade explosives while attacking the supreme court.

During a search of the man’s trailer, police reportedly found a cap emblazoned with the slogan of Bolsonaro’s far-right movement: “Brazil above everything. God above all.”

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago

I love it when jackasses like that blow themselves up. As the Europeans say, it is an 'own goal'.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 hour ago

And the innocents they take out?

[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

This one couldn't.

Um...

😳

I've seen this one.

Is Brazil gonna re-elect the coup plotter like some other country did?

Please don't do that again.

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 hours ago

No they care about their democracy and actually jailed the insurrectionist and co.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 8 points 6 hours ago

No, Lula is a leftist. Biden was center right. The situation is different in Brazil

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 8 points 8 hours ago

False equivolcolocnananence. The other country never even had the balls to jail the insurrectionist.

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago

Hopefully their court system moves faster than snail pace

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro#Charges_of_coup_planning_and_fraud

On 30 June 2023, the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court barred Bolsonaro from running for public office until 2030 as a result of his attempts to undermine the validity of Brazil's 2022 democratic election, as well as for abuse of power with regard to using government channels to promote his campaign

In February 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police raided former government officials and ordered Bolsonaro to hand in his passport over accusations that he and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2022 election and planned a coup d'état.[180] In March 2024, witness documents released by the Superior Electoral Court were made public. According to two military officials, Bolsonaro had plotted to overturn the 2022 results and presented top military officials a plan to carry out a coup with the goal of keeping him in power.

no, they have a functioning democracy in brazil

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

From that to a "functioning democracy" there's a large distance. But yeah, it's not completely disfunctional

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

I was trying to go for the most savage burn. I'm sure there are still institutional problems with the system in Brazil, but it's been doing some good work on the high level (fining twitter, banning bolsonaro)

Bruh.

The most powerful country in the world couldn't even do democracy better than a "Third World Country"

🤦‍♂️

[-] ChilledPeppers@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

We do kinda have a two party system tho, and there is already a bigger asshole (Pablo Marcal) planning to run for president, after getting thrid place in the biggest city.

[-] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 11 points 1 day ago

At the very least he legally can't be elected on the next election.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

It's like looking through a mirror...

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

Great .... I thought we went through the assassination/coup phase of history already ... looks like we'll be repeating all that crap again.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I am guessing Trump will either not make it to inauguration day alive or they will 25th Amendment him soon afterward since his brain is soup.

vance will plot assassination against trump, then claim democrats did it.

Mark. My. Words.

[-] foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev 3 points 20 hours ago

many will. but the 25th amendment seems more reasonable to purs… okay, got it.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

This comes days after arrests in a separate plot to assassinate President Lula da Silva and other officials.

Oh there's no relation I'm sure. Zero. Zip.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 3 points 20 hours ago

Welcome to the club! - murica

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