Prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot

Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election.

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According to the prosecutor, the alleged plot aimed to prevent Bolsonaro's successor in office, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from taking office and included a plan to poison Lula.

Bolsonaro, 69, denies any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a political witch hunt.

It is now up to Brazil's Supreme Court to decide whether to accept the prosecutor's charges and put Bolsonaro and 33 other accused on trial.

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