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SÃO PAULO — In a stunning revelation, a Federal Police report unsealed on Tuesday has confirmed that Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro was not only fully aware of but also actively participated in a plot to stage a coup and remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election, despite his repeated denials of any wrongdoing or knowledge of such a plan.
The Federal Police’s nearly 900-page report, which was sent to the Supreme Court on Thursday and unsealed two days later, formally accuses Bolsonaro and 36 other individuals of attempting to overthrow the government, marking a significant escalation in the investigation into the former president’s actions.
According to the report, Bolsonaro’s involvement in the coup plot was not limited to mere awareness, but rather he played an active role in the plan, which ultimately failed to materialize due to the resistance from then-army commander Marco Antonio Freire Gomes and the majority of the army’s high command.
The police report’s findings are corroborated by a trove of leaked audio recordings from late 2022, which feature high-ranking members of Brazil’s army discussing efforts to pressure Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in power, providing a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the military’s intentions.
The 53 recordings, obtained by the Federal Police, include a conversation between Col. Roberto Raimundo Criscuoli, a former subcommander of the army’s special forces, and retired Brig. Gen. Mario Fernandes, who was then second in command at the general secretary of the presidency, in which Criscuoli advocates for a coup, stating, “It will be either a civil war now or civil war later. We have a justification now for civil war. People are on the street; we have massive support. Let’s do this now. Speak to 01,” a reference to the president.
The recordings also suggest that Bolsonaro’s allies within the military were willing to go to great lengths to prevent his leftist rival and successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from taking office, with some even discussing the possibility of assassinating him.
The Supreme Court has passed the report on to Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet, who will decide whether to formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or dismiss the investigation, marking a critical juncture in the former president’s fate.
Bolsonaro, who frequently cast doubt on the election results without providing any evidence and never conceded, has been the target of several investigations for a slew of potential crimes, including abuse of power, and has been ruled ineligible to run for president until 2030 by the top electoral court.
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