Johnny Diamond

So we've looked at the rise and fall of Jair Bolsonaro. Next, the charges over an alleged coup plot to seize power in Brazil. This is The Global Story. We bring you one big international story in detail five days a week. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen. With me is our South America correspondent, Irony Wells.

So we've looked at the rise and fall of Jair Bolsonaro. Next, the charges over an alleged coup plot to seize power in Brazil. This is The Global Story. We bring you one big international story in detail five days a week. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen. With me is our South America correspondent, Irony Wells.

So this week, Jair Bolsonaro was charged with masterminding and leading a far-right conspiracy to cling to power through a military coup after he failed to win the 2022 election. But The curiosity is this is not actually the start of his legal troubles. He already has a seemingly insuperable obstacle to actually getting back into office because he was barred from it in 2023, wasn't he?

So this week, Jair Bolsonaro was charged with masterminding and leading a far-right conspiracy to cling to power through a military coup after he failed to win the 2022 election. But The curiosity is this is not actually the start of his legal troubles. He already has a seemingly insuperable obstacle to actually getting back into office because he was barred from it in 2023, wasn't he?

What was that about?

What was that about?

And the reason we are talking right now is because within the last few days, Mr Bolsonaro has been formally charged by Brazil's chief prosecutor with attempting a coup in 2022. And that's nothing to do with the storming of various buildings in Brasilia, nothing to do with him casting doubt on the voting systems that led to that eight-year ban. It's something different.

And the reason we are talking right now is because within the last few days, Mr Bolsonaro has been formally charged by Brazil's chief prosecutor with attempting a coup in 2022. And that's nothing to do with the storming of various buildings in Brasilia, nothing to do with him casting doubt on the voting systems that led to that eight-year ban. It's something different.

What are the specific allegations against him?

What are the specific allegations against him?

OK, there are clearly a fair number of hurdles, to say the least, to Jair Bolsonaro returning to power. We've been dancing, Ione, around these parallels with Donald Trump. President Trump made a comeback, despite all the problems that he faced. Is Donald Trump's comeback something that Bolsonaro has talked about? Is it something he's reflected upon?

OK, there are clearly a fair number of hurdles, to say the least, to Jair Bolsonaro returning to power. We've been dancing, Ione, around these parallels with Donald Trump. President Trump made a comeback, despite all the problems that he faced. Is Donald Trump's comeback something that Bolsonaro has talked about? Is it something he's reflected upon?

Is it something that has obviously emboldened him?

Is it something that has obviously emboldened him?

I love Trump because he's going to make America great again.

I love Trump because he's going to make America great again.

I mean, is there anything Donald Trump can do to help Jair Bolsonaro? Is he just a sort of vocal ally or is there pressure he can put on Brazil?

I mean, is there anything Donald Trump can do to help Jair Bolsonaro? Is he just a sort of vocal ally or is there pressure he can put on Brazil?

Did he look much like Bolsonaro?

Did he look much like Bolsonaro?