Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro “was charged Tuesday with overseeing a vast scheme to try to undermine his nation’s trust in the 2022 elections and then overturn that vote when his allies could not find evidence of fraud,” the New York Times reports.

“Brazil’s attorney general, Paulo Gonet Branco, indicted Mr. Bolsonaro and 33 other people for a series of crimes against Brazil’s democracy. The charges essentially accepted recommendations from Brazil’s federal police in November.”

“The case will now go before Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will analyze the charges and decide whether to arrest Mr. Bolsonaro and have him face trial.”