Sao Paulo: Brazilian police have arrested five officials accused of plotting to overthrow President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and assassinate him after the 2022 elections. The arrested accused included four army officers and one police officer, officials said. He said the investigation revealed that the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alcmin and Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes.
The police took action
According to the police, five arrest warrants have been executed and three search and seizure warrants have been issued, among other measures, including confiscating the passports of the suspects and giving them other people’s passports. are prevented from contacting.
Conspiracy against Govt
Justice Moraes, who ordered the arrest, said police investigations had revealed that military personnel trained in the army’s special forces and a retired high-ranking officer were involved in the coup plot. “The aim of the conspirators was to prevent the swearing in of a legitimately elected government and undermine democracy and the judiciary,” he said. (AP)
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