Carrie Khan

The idea was to create this constitutional crisis and then the military would have to take over to calm any unrest and Bolsonaro would be reinstated. Investigators say they even found a speech that Bolsonaro was to give once he was back in power. In the indictment, the prosecutor said that, quote, the plan was conceived and taken with the knowledge of the president and he agreed to it.

The idea was to create this constitutional crisis and then the military would have to take over to calm any unrest and Bolsonaro would be reinstated. Investigators say they even found a speech that Bolsonaro was to give once he was back in power. In the indictment, the prosecutor said that, quote, the plan was conceived and taken with the knowledge of the president and he agreed to it.

He's always, always denied them. His defense did release a statement saying that the former president never, ever supported any movement to deconstruct the democratic rule of law in any way and called the charges inept.

He's always, always denied them. His defense did release a statement saying that the former president never, ever supported any movement to deconstruct the democratic rule of law in any way and called the charges inept.

He's always, always denied them. His defense did release a statement saying that the former president never, ever supported any movement to deconstruct the democratic rule of law in any way and called the charges inept.

In a statement to The New York Times, Bolsonaro went further, saying the accusations are, quote, a weaponization of the justice system and jailing him is a desperate attempt to criminalize his political movement. and silence millions of Brazilians.

In a statement to The New York Times, Bolsonaro went further, saying the accusations are, quote, a weaponization of the justice system and jailing him is a desperate attempt to criminalize his political movement. and silence millions of Brazilians.

In a statement to The New York Times, Bolsonaro went further, saying the accusations are, quote, a weaponization of the justice system and jailing him is a desperate attempt to criminalize his political movement. and silence millions of Brazilians.

And if you're thinking the comparisons between Bolsonaro's case is similar to President Trump's false claims of the 2020 election being stolen from him, Bolsonaro did that himself. He said the legal fight against him is just like the same strategy used against President Trump, which he pointed out failed.

And if you're thinking the comparisons between Bolsonaro's case is similar to President Trump's false claims of the 2020 election being stolen from him, Bolsonaro did that himself. He said the legal fight against him is just like the same strategy used against President Trump, which he pointed out failed.

And if you're thinking the comparisons between Bolsonaro's case is similar to President Trump's false claims of the 2020 election being stolen from him, Bolsonaro did that himself. He said the legal fight against him is just like the same strategy used against President Trump, which he pointed out failed.

The two men were close allies when Bolsonaro was in power and supporters of Bolsonaro have been emboldened by Trump's return to power. They've been saying that the U.S. president is even going to help them bring Bolsonaro back. He's been barred from running for office for at least eight years.

The two men were close allies when Bolsonaro was in power and supporters of Bolsonaro have been emboldened by Trump's return to power. They've been saying that the U.S. president is even going to help them bring Bolsonaro back. He's been barred from running for office for at least eight years.

The two men were close allies when Bolsonaro was in power and supporters of Bolsonaro have been emboldened by Trump's return to power. They've been saying that the U.S. president is even going to help them bring Bolsonaro back. He's been barred from running for office for at least eight years.

His supporters in Congress are trying to get a bill through to grant pardons to Bolsonaro supporters who rioted the Capitol on January 8th of 2023. And they say they will get Trump's support. They're hoping the bill will also apply to Bolsonaro. The Supreme Court here, however, has been one of the key institutions aggressively ruling against Bolsonaro and his right-wing movement.

His supporters in Congress are trying to get a bill through to grant pardons to Bolsonaro supporters who rioted the Capitol on January 8th of 2023. And they say they will get Trump's support. They're hoping the bill will also apply to Bolsonaro. The Supreme Court here, however, has been one of the key institutions aggressively ruling against Bolsonaro and his right-wing movement.

His supporters in Congress are trying to get a bill through to grant pardons to Bolsonaro supporters who rioted the Capitol on January 8th of 2023. And they say they will get Trump's support. They're hoping the bill will also apply to Bolsonaro. The Supreme Court here, however, has been one of the key institutions aggressively ruling against Bolsonaro and his right-wing movement.

They've been overseeing investigations, even ordering the removal of social media posts that they say are anti-democratic.

They've been overseeing investigations, even ordering the removal of social media posts that they say are anti-democratic.

They've been overseeing investigations, even ordering the removal of social media posts that they say are anti-democratic.