Bolsonaro appears before Brazil’s Supreme Court over alleged coup plan

Bolsonaro appears before Brazil’s Supreme Court over alleged coup plan
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during his Supreme Court trial on Tuesday (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro denied participation in an alleged plot to remain in power and overturn the 2022 election result as he gave evidence on Tuesday for the first time before the Supreme Court over the charges.

Bolsonaro and seven close allies were being questioned by a panel of top judges as part of a trial over allegations they devised a multistep scheme to keep Bolsonaro in office despite his defeat to current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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