Brazil's Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot

• The charges follow proposed indictments from the Brazilian federal police in November after a two-year investigation into the fallout from the election that Bolsonaro never formally conceded, which saw his supporters storm the presidential palace and other government buildings on Jan. 8, 2023.

Zoom in: Bolsonaro and his co-accused face charges including coup d'état, criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law and damage qualified by violence, per a statement from Gonet.

• Prosecutors allege the plot began in 2021 with "systematic attacks on the electronic voting system, through public statements and on the internet."
• "Allied with other individuals, including civilians and military personnel, they attempted to prevent, in a coordinated manner, the result of the 2022 presidential elections from being fulfilled," Gonet alleged.

Zoom out: Brazil's highest court, the Supreme Court, in 2023 banned Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years after finding he had undermined democracy in Latin America's largest nation by making false claims about its voting system.

What's next: Gonet submitted an indictment to the Supreme Court and if it deems there is a case to answer, Bolsonaro will stand trial.

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