
The Brazilian police have arrested five individuals, including a former cabinet member of the Jair Bolsonaro administration, for allegedly plotting to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, just days before his inauguration in 2022.
The army confirmed the arrests of retired Brigadier General Mario Fernandes, a former deputy minister in Bolsonaro's cabinet, along with Lieutenant Colonels Helio Ferreira Lima, Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo, and Rafael Martins de Oliveira, Reuters reported.