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Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and dozens of aides in alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazil Coup Plot - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.

The findings were to be delivered 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.

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