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Brazil Prosecutor Charges Bolsonaro Over Failed Coup Plot

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at the Senate to push for an amnesty for his imprisoned supporters (Credit: AFP)

Brazil's attorney general on Tuesday formally charged far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others over an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election loss.

Bolsonaro, 69, and his co-acused were hit with five charges over the alleged bid to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after a bitter election race.

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