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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others have been charged by federal police with conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the country’s democracy through a right-wing coup.

The accused include top allies, such as former defense ministers and intelligence officials.

The charges follow an investigation into efforts to dismantle the constitutional state, backed by evidence from financial records and plea deals.

This comes days after arrests in a separate plot to assassinate President Lula da Silva and other officials.

Bolsonaro denies involvement in the 2022 election conspiracy.

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[–] [email protected] 135 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Um...

😳

I've seen this one.

Is Brazil gonna re-elect the coup plotter like some other country did?

Please don't do that again.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hopefully their court system moves faster than snail pace

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (3 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro#Charges_of_coup_planning_and_fraud

On 30 June 2023, the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court barred Bolsonaro from running for public office until 2030 as a result of his attempts to undermine the validity of Brazil's 2022 democratic election, as well as for abuse of power with regard to using government channels to promote his campaign

In February 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police raided former government officials and ordered Bolsonaro to hand in his passport over accusations that he and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2022 election and planned a coup d'état.[180] In March 2024, witness documents released by the Superior Electoral Court were made public. According to two military officials, Bolsonaro had plotted to overturn the 2022 results and presented top military officials a plan to carry out a coup with the goal of keeping him in power.

no, they have a functioning democracy in brazil

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Bruh.

The most powerful country in the world couldn't even do democracy better than a "Third World Country"

🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

From that to a "functioning democracy" there's a large distance. But yeah, it's not completely disfunctional

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I was trying to go for the most savage burn. I'm sure there are still institutional problems with the system in Brazil, but it's been doing some good work on the high level (fining twitter, banning bolsonaro)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

And insofar as Brazil isn't a democracy it's a kritarchy (rule of judges) which is generally supportive of democracy over autocracy so it's no wonder that Bolsonaro and his goons are in deep shit. They're enjoying throwing the book at him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

We do kinda have a two party system tho, and there is already a bigger asshole (Pablo Marcal) planning to run for president, after getting thrid place in the biggest city.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

At the very least he legally can't be elected on the next election.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

False equivolcolocnananence. The other country never even had the balls to jail the insurrectionist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

No they care about their democracy and actually jailed the insurrectionist and co.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It's like looking through a mirror...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great .... I thought we went through the assassination/coup phase of history already ... looks like we'll be repeating all that crap again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am guessing Trump will either not make it to inauguration day alive or they will 25th Amendment him soon afterward since his brain is soup.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

vance will plot assassination against trump, then claim democrats did it.

Mark. My. Words.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

many will. but the 25th amendment seems more reasonable to purs… okay, got it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Oh, sure. Show off how you have a functioning democracy and judiciary. Rub it in our (US's) faces.

I'll just be over here, sobbing in the corner for the next four (plus) years...

[–] ZombiFrancis 7 points 1 week ago

This comes days after arrests in a separate plot to assassinate President Lula da Silva and other officials.

Oh there's no relation I'm sure. Zero. Zip.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Welcome to the club! - murica