Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro accused of coup plot in 2022 election, police report reveals, Supreme Court to decide next steps.

The final police report, the result of a nearly two-year investigation, lays out evidence gathered from search warrants, wiretaps, financial records and plea bargain testimony pointing to a criminal conspiracy with Bolsonaro at the helm

Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro "actively participated" in a 2022 coup plot to prevent his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking office, police alleged in a report made public Tuesday. Bolsonaro was also "fully aware" of an alleged plan by elite soldiers to assassinate Lula, his vice president and…

Last week, the Federal Police formally accused Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup. They sent their 884-page report to the Supreme Court, which lifted the seal.

Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday.

Brazilian police issued a statement on Thursday calling for the indictment of former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula…