Brazil police indict Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot

The former conservative populist leader has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 

Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then.

Other investigations focus on his potential roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them, and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others' COVID-19 vaccination statuses.

Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either.

On Tuesday, the federal police arrested four military and a federal police officer accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and allegedly kill Lula and other top officials.