[Skybird]

Why I post this in the US thread, you ask? Think sharp and you will find the answer.

https://www.dw.com/de/brasilien-ex-m...ros/a-68590838


In the investigation into Jair Bolsonaro 's alleged plans to overthrow the government following his defeat in the presidential election, former high-ranking military officers are heavily implicating the ex-president. Brazil's federal police have accused the right-wing former head of state and his allies of preparing a coup in order to stay in power after losing the election to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October 2022.

According to investigation files, the far-right politician drafted a coup declaration, which he presented at a meeting with army representatives in December 2022, three weeks before his successor Lula da Silva was sworn in. They have now been published by order of the country's Supreme Court.

According to the files, the then army chief Marco Antônio Freire Gomes stated during his interrogation by the police that he had attended the meeting at Bolsonaro's presidential residence in the capital Brasília. An advisor had explained the legal basis for the planned coup d'état. Freire Gomes also stated that he had made it clear that the army would not take part in such plans to "reverse the electoral process".

The former head of the air force, Carlos Almeida Baptista Júnior, told investigators that Bolsonaro had urged him to look for "mechanisms" to prevent Lula from being sworn in. The coup d'état would "possibly" have been carried out if Freire Gomes had not positioned himself so resolutely against it, said Baptista Júnior.

The police had previously seized detailed coup plans from the private home of former Justice Minister Anderson Torres. The investigators accuse Bolsonaro of attempting to discredit Brazil's electronic voting system with a "disinformation campaign" in order to "legitimize a military intervention" in the event of defeat.

The ex-president rejects the accusations. In June last year, Bolsonaro had already been banned from all political office for eight years by the country's Supreme Electoral Court due to unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud.

In addition, the Supreme Court is currently investigating the ex-president on suspicion of inciting unrest following his election defeat. On January 8, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the government district in Brasília. They attacked and vandalized the parliament, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace. To this day, Bolsonaro does not acknowledge the election victory of left-wing politician Lula da Silva and continues to fuel rumours of electoral fraud.

In a world were insanity is the new normal, everything is possible.