Brazil military chiefs told police of Bolsonaro’s plan to reverse 2022 election

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro addresses supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in February (Andre Penner/AP)

Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released on Friday.

The testimonies of Mr Bolsonaro’s former army and air force commanders before police, and released by the Supreme Court, is the first direct mention to the right-wing leader as the person planning a move to change the results of the 2022 election won by his rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.