Brazil court accepts charges against more Bolsonaro allies in alleged coup plot

Jair Bolsonaro (Luis Nova/AP)

A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices has unanimously accepted charges against six more key allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office.

Last month, the panel unanimously accepted charges against Bolsonaro and seven close allies over the alleged coup plot after his 2022 election defeat to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and ordered the former right-wing leader to stand trial.