POLICE accused Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others on Thursday for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election. 

Already barred from running again in 2026 for a different case, Mr Bolsonaro could now end up in prison.

Brazil’s federal police said that the sealed findings in Thursday’s indictment were being delivered to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet, who will decide on whether to formally charge Mr Bolsonaro and put him on trial.