Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police over coup investigation
FORMER Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides met police on Thursday as part of the ongoing probe into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Mr Bolsonaro’s successor, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva.
Mr Bolsonaro arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the capital Brasilia, as did some of his former officials, including some top military advisers. The former leader chose to remain silent.
Supreme Court documents show that investigators believe the alleged plot involved preparing a decree for Mr Bolsonaro to sign in the event that he lost the 2022 election.
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