Trump’s ally Bolsonaro denied the misconduct after being charged with numerous charges outlined in the 272-page filing.
Brazilian prosecutors formally indicted former President Gya Bolsonaro on Tuesday evening for alleging that he had plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election loss in the Latin American country.
“Members of the criminal organization formed plans at the President’s Palace to attack the institutions, aiming to defeat the system of authority and democratic order that received the ominous names of the “green and yellow daggers.” Gonette wrote. 272 pages of charge. “The plan was devised and taken into account by the president’s knowledge, and he agreed.”
“The responsibility for conduct that is detrimental to the democratic order lies with the criminal organization led by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, based on the authoritarian project of power,” the accusation said.
Others include former national security adviser to Bolsonaro, retired General Augusto Heleno and former naval commander Armir Garnier Santos, according to the top Brazilian prosecutor’s office.
The charges come months after Brazilian federal police completed a two-year investigation into alleged connections between Bolsonaro and the plot in November 2024. The report shows Bolsonaro distrusts the country’s electoral system, which ultimately peaked in riots by his supporters in the capital in January 2023, a week after his successor was sworn in. They claim that they were involved in systematic efforts to do so.
The charges on Tuesday include all defendants involved in armed criminal organizations, violent falls in democratic rule of law, serious threats to state assets and publicly listed heritage, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s press office. He accused him of trying to make it worse.
In a statement on X, Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Paolo Cunha Bueno, denied the misconduct of the former president and said the charges were factual.
The Brazilian Supreme Court will govern the case and decide whether to accept the charges.
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
