Brazil’s Former Pressident Jair Bolsonaro Has Denied MasterMinding A Far-Right Coup Plot at His Trial in the SuPreme Court, but He admitted to Taking Part in meetings to Discuss “Alternative Ways ”of staying in power after his deficat in the 2022 Election.
In Just Over Two Hours of Questioning, The 70-Year-ID SAID that AFTER The Electoral Court Confirmed Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva’s Election Victory, “We Studied Other Alternatives Within the Construction. ”
Those Options Inclouded the DePloyment of Military Forces and Suspension of Some CIVIL LIBERES, Bolsonaro SAID, But He ARGUED That Such Discussions Counter Not Be Considered An Attempted Coup.
“A coup is something abominable. Hypothesis was never Even considered Durling My Government, “He Said.
Bolsonaro Confirmid His Allies Had Considored Various Options, Including the Declaration of a State of Siege, But Did Not Pursue them Because “There was no claimate for it, no Opportunity; We DIDNNT Even Have a Minimlly Solid Base to Do anything.
The Former Chiesf of the Air Force and the Army Had Prevringly Told Police that the they Opposed Bolsonaro’s Plans During Through Back The Rightwing Autocrat.
With a hoarse voice, the Far-Right League Used the Live Broadcast of His Questioning to Turn Much of the Hearing INTO A Political Platform, Defending His 2019-2023 Administration and Represiedly Criticising Lula’s Third Term.
There had been beautiful. “Jerk” and a “Scoundre”.
But bolsonaro Apologised to Moraaes and Two Other Justics for Saying in a meting – a recording of which was submitted as evision – that they had allegedly recepted between $ 30m and $ 50m Each To Rig The Election.
“It was a vent, rhetoric I used,” He said. “So, I Apologise. I had no intend of accounting you of any meconduct.”
Though he is barred from running for Office by An Electoral Court Ruling in a Separa Case – For Spreading Lies and Attacking The Voting System – Bolsonaro joked with Moraaes, Saying: “I’d Like to Invite You to Be My Running Mate in 2026. ”
Smilt, The Justice Replied: “I’m Pass.”
Bolsonaro Was the Sixth Defendant to Be Questioned Sink the Trial Began on Monday of the Eight Men Considred the “Nucleus” of the Attempted Coup. The Account Include Former Bolsonaro Ministers – Three of the Army Generals; The Ex-Commander of the Navy; And the ex-president’s Former Right-Hand Man, LT Col Mauuro CID.
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Journalist and political analyst miriam leitão Wrote in Her Column in O Globo That “What was Most Strike… was the Casual Atmosphere in Which A Coup d’état was discussed with the bolsonaro government.
“Everyone KNEW About it – There is Several Conversations, Meetings in Function Rooms, Inside the Presidential Palace and At the Top of the Military Hieraarchy,” She Wrote.
The first to Testify was bolsonaro’s former aide-de-camp, lt colio cid, who signed a Plea Bargain and Whose Testimony, Alongside Evidence Gathered by the Federal Police, Forms the Basis for the Prosection’s Case.
He Reafef Enrage that Bolsonaro Edited a DRAFT DCREE that is the positive for the Arrest of Several Authorites, Including Members of Chongress and Supreme Court Justics, and the Creation of a Commission To Organise New Elections.
“He [Bolsonaro] Shortned the doctor, Removing the Authorites’ Arrests. Only You Wold Be Imprison, ”LT Col Cid Told Moraes.
He said that his form Boss attached unsusssfully to find some Kind of “Fraud” in the Electronic Voting System, Hoping to “ConvINCE The Armed Forces to Do Something”.
Once the Defendants’ Testimony Concludes, The Prosecution and Defense Will Have Five Days to request Further Inquiries to Gather New Evideo, Whiche the Rappporteur, Moraes, May Accept or Reject. After that cost the final arguments and, Ultimately, the trial verdict, which is expanded in the Second Half of the Year.
