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.

Ex-president's ally Walter Braga Netto, 1st 4-star general to be detained in Brazil's history, denies coup plot allegations - Anadolu Ajansı

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.

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.

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 former Defense Minister, Walter Braga Netto, was arrested on accusations of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election results. Braga Netto, ex-chief of staff for Jair Bolsonaro, denies any involvement.

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 authorities on Saturday arrested General Walter Braga Netto, a former defense minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into an alleged 2022 coup attempt,

Brazilian police arrested Braga Netto, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro defense minister, on suspicion of obstructing investigations into an alleged coup attempt.