Brazilian Police Arrest Five in Lula Assassination Plot
TL;DR
Brazilian federal police have arrested five individuals, including four special forces military personnel and a police agent, for plotting to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes following Lula's 2022 election victory. The plot, allegedly orchestrated by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, aimed to prevent Lula's inauguration and involved plans for a coup d'état. The arrests were made after uncovering evidence from Bolsonaro's former aide, with the suspects facing charges of attempting to violently abolish democratic rule.
- Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win The Guardian
- Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot and plans to kill President Lula, others The Associated Press
- Brazil arrests soldiers suspected of 2022 plot to kill President Lula BBC.com
- Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup NBC News
- Brazil arrests five suspects in alleged Lula assassination plot Al Jazeera English
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