FirstFT: Bolsonaro charged with leading coup plot

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump calls for Ukraine elections and China’s holdings of Treasuries fall

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Brazil charges ex-president Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot

Attorney-general accuses hard-right politician in connection with plan to assassinate rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Financial Times - 1d
Brazil prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot

Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election.
BBC News - 1d
Brazil's Bolsonaro charged for alleged plot for coup, poison try on successor

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged for an alleged plot to stage a coup and try to poison his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .
CBS News - 1d
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil

Former president has denied breaking the law, while attorney general alleges plot included a plan to poison Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with ...
The Guardian - 1d
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup

Brazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested.
The New York Times - 1d
Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included plan to poison Lula

Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan to ...
NBC News - 1d
Brazil’s Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictment

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied accusations that he orchestrated a coup to stay in office and said the charges were the result of an authoritarian regime manufacturing ...
ABC News - 1d
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FirstFT: Trump pushes for more control of independent regulators

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