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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
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Brazil Cops Uncover Military Plot To Kill President Before He Took Office
Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office.
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Brazil's Ex-Military Chiefs Told Police Bolsonaro Discussed Coup In 2022: Report
The former heads of Brazil's Army and Air Force have confirmed to federal police that ex-President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a draft decree to prevent the handover of power after the 2022 election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Ex President Bolsonaro's Aide Sought Legal Advice For Brazil Coup: Police
One of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides sought legal advice for a military intervention that would have prevented the handover of power following last October's election, federal police said on Friday.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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On Camera, Cop Shoots And Kills 2 Robbers While Holding Son In His Arms
An off-duty military police officer was with his wife and son buying medicines at a pharmacy in Brazil when two men burst in wearing hoods and wielding guns. They intended to rob the pharmacy, says the cop. What happened next was captured on surveillance cameras.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Argentine Torture Suspect Arrested in Brazil
An Argentine man alleged to have been a government torturer during the country's military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 has been arrested in Brazil and could face genocide charges, police said Wednesday.
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Rio de Janeiro Beefs up Security Ahead of Brazil Presidential Vote
Brazilian authorities have deployed 35,000 military police in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off election after a string of attacks on police and clashes between drug gangs.
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Brazil's Army to Reinforce Security for World Cup Teams
Brazil's military will reinforce police providing security at hotels and training camps for the teams playing in the World Cup, the defense ministry said on Thursday.
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Records reveal Pele was probed by Brazil's military junta
The file belonging Pele - whose real name is Edson Arantes de Nascimento - includes details on money transfers, newspaper article cutouts related to assaults on his home in 1973, and police reports.
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Hulk's sister found after suspected kidnapping
The younger sister of Brazil international striker Hulk, who disappeared on Monday, feared kidnapped, has been found after nearly 24 hours and reunited with her family, military police told AFP on Tuesday.
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Cops arrested after video shows them shooting teenager
A group of five military police officers were arrested in Manaus on Wednesday, after security camera video caught the uniformed officers shooting a teenager at close range. The boy survived, but received several wounds.The footage showed the officers pushing the 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the chest at close range. The incident took place o...
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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
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Brazil Cops Uncover Military Plot To Kill President Before He Took Office
Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office.
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Brazil's Ex-Military Chiefs Told Police Bolsonaro Discussed Coup In 2022: Report
The former heads of Brazil's Army and Air Force have confirmed to federal police that ex-President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a draft decree to prevent the handover of power after the 2022 election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Ex President Bolsonaro's Aide Sought Legal Advice For Brazil Coup: Police
One of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides sought legal advice for a military intervention that would have prevented the handover of power following last October's election, federal police said on Friday.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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On Camera, Cop Shoots And Kills 2 Robbers While Holding Son In His Arms
An off-duty military police officer was with his wife and son buying medicines at a pharmacy in Brazil when two men burst in wearing hoods and wielding guns. They intended to rob the pharmacy, says the cop. What happened next was captured on surveillance cameras.
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Police Take Control Of Brazil Prison After Gang Fighting
Military police took control on Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country's penitentiaries.
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Argentine Torture Suspect Arrested in Brazil
An Argentine man alleged to have been a government torturer during the country's military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 has been arrested in Brazil and could face genocide charges, police said Wednesday.
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Rio de Janeiro Beefs up Security Ahead of Brazil Presidential Vote
Brazilian authorities have deployed 35,000 military police in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off election after a string of attacks on police and clashes between drug gangs.
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Brazil's Army to Reinforce Security for World Cup Teams
Brazil's military will reinforce police providing security at hotels and training camps for the teams playing in the World Cup, the defense ministry said on Thursday.
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Records reveal Pele was probed by Brazil's military junta
The file belonging Pele - whose real name is Edson Arantes de Nascimento - includes details on money transfers, newspaper article cutouts related to assaults on his home in 1973, and police reports.
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Hulk's sister found after suspected kidnapping
The younger sister of Brazil international striker Hulk, who disappeared on Monday, feared kidnapped, has been found after nearly 24 hours and reunited with her family, military police told AFP on Tuesday.
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Cops arrested after video shows them shooting teenager
A group of five military police officers were arrested in Manaus on Wednesday, after security camera video caught the uniformed officers shooting a teenager at close range. The boy survived, but received several wounds.The footage showed the officers pushing the 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the chest at close range. The incident took place o...
