Aide says Bolsonaro floated Brazil coup idea after election -reports

Source: Reuters

Aide says Bolsonaro floated Brazil coup idea after election -reports

Reuters
Updated Thu, September 21, 2023 at 4:33 PM EDT·1 min read

(Reuters) - A close aide to Jair Bolsonaro told police the former Brazilian president met senior military officers last year to discuss a military intervention to overturn the election result after he lost, newspaper O Globo and news website UOL reported on Thursday.

Bolsonaro's former aide, Mauro Cid, agreed this month to cooperate with Federal Police, who are investigating the former president for possible crimes, from embezzlement to inciting his supporters' January riots in the capital Brasilia. Police have kept Cid's testimony confidential as they investigate.

According to Thursday's reports, which did not cite their sources, Cid allegedly told police that Bolsonaro sounded out commanders of the armed forces about a draft decree to overturn the election.

Lawyers for Cid did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the reports. Federal Police said they do not comment on ongoing investigations.

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