Bolsonaro's vice president, Braga Netto, led meetings to discuss a coup against Lula's election.
According to CNN, General Braga Netto discussed with allies the declaration of a State of Defense in the country, and this may be related to Anderson Torres's coup-mongering plan.
247 - Sources close to Jair Bolsonaro and Anderson Torres stated that General Walter Braga Netto, the vice-presidential candidate on the Bolsonaro ticket and former Minister of Defense, led meetings in Brasília (DF) to discuss solutions aimed at changing the election results. According to information published this Wednesday (18) by CNN BrazilAlternatively, one option would be Article 142 of the Federal Constitution, which could be a coup, involving military intervention.
Last Thursday (12), federal police found a document at Torres' house in Brasília. with strategies for an attempted coup in the country. The former minister was arrested.
"Reports from Bolsonaro's allies indicate that the decree may be the result of these meetings in which legal solutions were sought for the revision of the election results. These direct interlocutors of Bolsonaro point out that Braga Netto's speech to supporters of the president in front of the Alvorada Palace in November occurred within this context of seeking legal alternatives to the election result," says CNN.
The Minister of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Benedito Gonçalves determined the inclusion da coup plotter's draft in an investigation against Bolsonaro and Braga Netto.
Ministers of the Federal Supreme Court e the PLBolsonaro's party believes in the possibility of the former head of the federal Executive branch becoming ineligible.
In recent years, Bolsonaro has tried to instill in his supporters a negative view of the Judiciary, which, according to him, was hindering the government. The former occupant of the Planalto Palace defended the participation of the Armed Forces in the counting of election results. Opposition parties have publicly denounced the possibility of Bolsonaro's supporters attempting a coup.
In November of last year, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) fined the PL in R $ million 22,9 after the party to question the reliability of electronic voting machines.
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