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Brazil Arrests 5 in Coup Plot to Assassinate Lula and Alckmin Ahead of January 2023 Inauguration

Nov 19, 2024, 01:01 PM

Brazilian police have arrested five individuals, including police officers, in connection with a plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. The arrests occurred just weeks before Lula's inauguration in January 2023, and authorities revealed that the suspects had developed a detailed plan for the coup attempt. This incident follows the recent order by an Argentine judge for the arrest of 61 fugitive supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who were convicted in Brazil for their roles in the January 2023 storming of government buildings. Two of these fugitives are already in custody.