Former Brazil President Jeir Bolsonaro has accused the alleged coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jeir Bolsonaro has been accused by the country’s chief prosecutor in an attempt to coup after being defeated in the 2022 presidential election.

The 69-year-old received five allegations on the alleged offer to prevent President Louis Inasio Lula da Silva to take office after a bitter election race.

The prosecutor’s advice will already be considered by the Supreme Court. If accepted, Bolsonaro and 33 others will be officially charged and will have to face a lawsuit.

Bolsonaro denies misconduct and says he is a victim of political persecution.

He was banned from running for a service for eight years after being charged with undermining Brazilian democracy, claiming to be falsely claimed that the electronic ballots used in the October 2022 poll were vulnerable to hacking and fraud.

The mustard fought the election were won with an extremely narrow margin by President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva – known as Lula.

Bolsonaro has never publicly acknowledged his defeat and left Brazil for the United States two days before Lula swears as president.

On January 8, 2023, its supporters stormed government buildings in the capital Brazil. Parts of the buildings were destroyed and police arrested 1,500 of the rebels.

Three months ago, the Federal Police released a report accusing Bolsonaro of playing a major role in planning and organizing an attempt to coup – including by offering the idea of ​​key figures in the military – to stop the pipe from taking power.

The document accusing Bolsonaro says that the responsibility for actions that were harmful to the democratic order lies in a criminal organization led by Bolsonaro himself.

In practice, this means that legal proceedings are launching and Bolsonaro is likely to face a lawsuit.

One of the charges is the crime of an “armed criminal organization”, allegedly led by Bolsonaro and his deputy chairman Walter Braga Neto.

“Allied with other persons, including civilians and military officials, they tried to prevent a coordinated manner, the result of the 2022 presidential election being implemented,” General Prosecutor Paulo Gonet Branko said in a statement.

The Brazilian media reported that the Supreme Court is expected to continue the process later this year.

The reaction to the prosecutor’s decision shows that divisions that have noted Brazilian policy for the last decade remain as deep as always.

Proponents of the government are celebrating and say that the former president belongs to prison while the opposition insists that he is innocent.

The focus is now on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on the presidential election next year. Recent public opinion studies have shown record levels of President Lula’s rejection.

Although forbidden to run for position, Bolsonaro remains a strong political force in Brazil and can use the process as a platform for its agenda.