Brazilian police have arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's government, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice-president in 2022 days before they took office,

Lula was elected in October 2022, narrowly defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who never publicly accepted defeat. A week after Lula was sworn in, Bolsonaro supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace and vandalised the buildings. Police eventually cleared the buildings of the rioters and detained thousands.

Brazil’s federal police arrested five people for allegedly plotting to kill President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his vice president and a top judge as of a 2022 coup attempt.

Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over coup plot to overthrow government and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people suspected of involvement in an alleged coup attempt in which they planned to kill then president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice-president weeks before they took office, police said.

Brazilian police have arrested five individuals linked to a reported coup plot targeting then president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice-president. This marks the first mention by federal police of an assassination plan involving Lula and his vice-president,

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