One of the closest allies of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro – the former defence minister Gen Walter Braga Netto – has been arrested by federal police in connection with an alleged plot to seize power through a military coup.
Last month police formally accused Braga Netto, who was Bolsonaro’s vice-presidential running mate in the 2022 election, of playing a lead role in a criminal conspiracy designed to stop the vote’s leftwing winner, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking office. Another 39 people, including Bolsonaro, have also been accused.
