Analysis-Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity
The arrest of a four-star general in Brazil over the weekend shows courts are ready to play hardball with those accused of plotting to violently overturn election results, breaking with the impunity that shadowed nearly a century of military coups.
Former top general detained in Brazil over alleged coup plot
Ex-president's ally Walter Braga Netto, 1st 4-star general to be detained in Brazil's history, denies coup plot allegations - Anadolu Ajansı
Ex-Bolsonaro Cabinet minister arrested in Brazil over alleged coup plot
Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, in connection with an alleged coup plot, the Supreme Court said in a statement.
Brazil's ex-defense minister arrested for meddling in coup probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Federal police arrested Brazil's former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, the army said, after the retired army general was accused in November of plotting a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
Brazil's ex-defence minister under Bolsonaro arrested in coup case
Brazilian police arrested the country's former defence minister, Walter Braga Netto, on Saturday as part of ongoing investigations into a suspected coup plot. Braga Netto, who served under former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro,
Brazil's ex-defence minister arrested over 2022 coup plot
Authorities allege that conspirators, including Braga Netto and other senior military officials, planned for Bolsonaro to issue a “coup decree” authorizing a military takeover
Brazil Ex-defense Minister Arrested In Coup Plot Investigation
It said Braga Netto had an "active participation" in the effort to pressure commanders of Brazil's armed forces to "join the coup project." The plan, called "Green and Yellow Dagger," was allegedly discussed at Braga Netto's home. It was printed at the ...
Brazil ex-defence minister arrested in coup plot investigation
Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested General Walter Braga Netto, a former defence minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into an alleged 2022 coup attempt,
Brazil's ex-Defence Minister arrested in connection to 2022 coup plot
In late November, police released a report recommending the indictment of far-right Bolsonaro and several dozen allies for attempting a coup d'état to prevent the inauguration of leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Former Brazilian Defense Minister Braga Netto arrested by federal police, sources say
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Federal police arrested Brazil's former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, two sources told Reuters, after he was accused in November of plotting a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
Brazilian ex-defense minister arrested in investigation into alleged coup attempt by Bolsonaro
Brazilian police arrested Braga Netto, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro defense minister, on suspicion of obstructing investigations into an alleged coup attempt.
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