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Brazil's military leaders told police Jair Bolsonaro involved in a plan to reverse 2022 election result

Posted by updawg
Tags: politics, law, brazil, elections, presidents, jair bolsonaro, military, police, author.mauricio savarese, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/bolsonaro-military-chiefs-testimonies-arrest-fb03d16461fab0d31846d630fb93acc1

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Mar 15 2024
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    updawg
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    Excerpt: Jair Bolsonaro has been banned from running from office until 2030.

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    SAO PAULO (AP) — Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday.

    The testimonies of Bolsonaro’s former Army and Air Force commanders to police, and released by the Supreme Court, is the first direct mention of the right-wing leader as actively participating in a conspiracy to ignore the results of the October 2022 election won by his rival, current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

    The statements by military commanders during Bolsonaro's term add to his legal woes as prosecutors seek to find links between the far-right leader and the Jan. 8, 2023 riots that trashed government buildings in capital Brasilia one week after Lula's inauguration.

    Jair Bolsonaro has been banned from running from office until 2030.

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    1. kingofsnake
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      What a scumbag. Better head back to Florida, JB. Maybe there's a room available for you at a golf resort somewhere.

      What a scumbag. Better head back to Florida, JB. Maybe there's a room available for you at a golf resort somewhere.

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