Brazilian prosecutors filed a lawsuit against former President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday for attempting to serve during his term after the 2022 election defeat.
Prosecutor Paulo Gonet claims Bolsonaro and 33 people participated in a plan to continue to rule.
Last November, the federal police submitted an 884-page report and detailed the plan. They claimed it involved systematic sowing of distrust of the electoral system among the people, drafted a decree to make the plot legal veneer, forcing top military copper pipes to put pressure along with the plan and inciting riots in the capital.
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The Supreme Court will analyze the charges and if accepted, Bolsonaro will be tried.
The far-right leader denied illegal acts. “I'm not worried about the allegations,” Bolsenro told reporters during a visit to the Brasilia Senate earlier Tuesday. ”
“Did you have a chance to see a coup decree? You don't. Neither do I,” he added.
Bolsonaro's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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