Brazil's ex-leader Bolsonaro surrenders passport over coup probe - BBC News

Jair Bolsonaro denies claims that he was involved in a plot to keep him in power.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Federal police searched several homes and premises as part of their investigationBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsBrazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has surrendered his passport as the investigation continues into the 2023 storming of Brazil's Congress by his supporters.

Police accuse him of having led a failed plot to remain in power after losing the election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Mr Bolsonaro says the operation is politically motivated.

Three of Mr Bolsonaro's allies have been arrested.

The head of his political party has also been detained.

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