Aide says Bolsonaro floated Brazil coup idea after election: reports ...

A close aide to Jair Bolsonaro told police the former Brazilian president met senior military officers last year to discuss a military intervention to overturn the election result after he lost ... Read More

Aide says Bolsonaro floated Brazil coup with military officers after ...

Bolsonaro's former aide, Mauro Cid, agreed this month to cooperate with Federal Police, who are investigating the former president for possible crimes, from embezzlement to inciting his supporters ... Read More

Brazil police raid home of Bolsonaro, accused of plotting coup

Brazilian police raided Jair Bolsonaro's home Friday, as a judge curtailed the far-right former leader's freedom while he stands trial on coup charges that have vexed US president and ally Donald ... Read More

Brazil prosecutor says ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, guilty of violent coup plot

A prosecutor has asked Brazil's Supreme Court to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a violent coup after a trial that saw President Trump try to intervene. Read More

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro echoes Trump, says coup plot trial is a 'witch hunt'

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election in which he was defeated by a left-wing rival. Read More

Bolsonaro indicted by Brazil’s federal police for attempting coup ...

S ÃO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in ... Read More

Brazil Confronts Military Officers Accused of Plotting a Coup in ...

Brazil's Supreme Court had a historic moment when it heard a confrontation between an army colonel and general, both disgraced for their involvement in an alleged coup plot to keep former ... Read More

The Question Menacing Brazil’s Elections: Coup or No Coup?

The idea is that Mr. Bolsonaro would back off his attacks on the voting machines, these people said, if election officials agreed to some changes requested by Brazil’s military. “I have full ... Read More

How Bolsonaro Is Using the Military to Challenge Brazil’s Election ...

And on Friday, Brazil’s defense minister, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, sent a 21-point missive to election officials, criticizing them as not taking the military’s points about election safety ... Read More

News Wrap: Bolsonaro charged with attempting coup after losing Brazil ...

In our news wrap Wednesday, former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has been formally charged with attempting a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election, the Trump administration is ... Read More