Federal Police in Brazil We will use statements made this Sunday by the former president Jair Bolsonaro Official sources reported, on Monday, that security forces during a mass demonstration, as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to organize a coup.
Sources of Federal Police He confirmed to Brazil Agency (Official) They will use the far-right leader's speech in investigations.
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On Sunday, Bolsonaro gathered tens of thousands of supporters Sao Paulo To defend himself from the investigations against him, which he described as “Persecution“Against him.
Bolsonaro has categorically denied that he planned a coup against the president Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaWho defeated him in the 2022 elections by a narrow margin of votes.
In its address to its followers, the extreme right referred to the evidence included in the police investigation into the alleged coup plot: the draft decree declaring a state of siege.
Regarding this undated and unsigned document, Bolsonaro said:A mechanism protected by the Constitution“He stressed that”Finally it was not activated“By his government.
Minister of the Presidency of the Republic, Roy CostaOn Monday, he said in statements in his personal capacity that Bolsonaro this Sunday “He confessed to the crime in front of a crowd of people“.
In his speech, Bolsonaro also asked Parliament to approve an amnesty law for the benefit of 1,413 people being tried for acts of vandalism committed against the headquarters of the three authorities on January 8, 2023, a week after Lula's inauguration.
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As a result of these events, 59 people were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 17 years for crimes such as coup d'état, abolition of the democratic rule of law, and damage to public property.
The far-right leader called for a demonstration on Sunday in response to the operation carried out by police on February 8, authorized by the government. supreme courtHis passport was seized and he was prevented from leaving the country, even though he was not accused of any crime.
The former head of state was summoned last Thursday to testify at the police station with about twenty former collaborators, but he took advantage of his right to remain silent.
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