Brazilian police indict former president over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Former president Jair Bolsonaro (Andre Penner/AP)

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 18:56

Associated Press Reporter

Federal police in Brazil say they have indicted former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

The findings were to be delivered on Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court to be referred to prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet, who will either agree with the charges and put the former president on trial or toss the investigation.