They charged Jair Bolsonaro for a coup attempt in 2022

The agency presented charges “against 34 people accused of inciting and executing acts contrary to the three powers and the democratic state of law, “he said in a statement.

“The organization had as leaders the then president of the Republic (Jair Bolsonaro) and his candidate for vice president (Walter Braga Netto),” he added.

Bolsonaro was mainly accused of the crimes of “coup d’etat”, “attempt at violent abolition of the democratic state of law” and “armed criminal organization”, according to the message of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR).

The accusing entity based its decision on “manuscripts, digital archives, forms and exchanges of messages that reveal the scheme of rupture of the democratic order.”

“The investigations revealed the execution operation of a blow in which even the death of the elected president of the Republic (Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva) and his vice president (Geraldo Alckmin) was considered, in addition to a judge” of the Supreme Court, detailed the PGR.

“The plan had The consent of the then president “Bolsonarothe Prosecutor’s Office added.

An inquiry of the Federal Police concluded that, in December 2022, The coup plot “aborted” for lack of institutional support of the high command of the army.

However, the defendants made “a last attempt” on January 8, 2023, when Bolsonaro supporters attacked the headquarters of the state powers in Brasilia, “encouraged” by the former president and his collaborators.

Bolsonaro, 69, He denied the accusations and was considered a “persecuted” for justice.

The prosecution’s accusation was in the hands of the Supreme Court, which must decide whether to initiate a process against Bolsonaro for these facts.

Hours before the prosecutor’s decision was known on Tuesday, the ex -president told journalists in Brasilia that he had no “concern” about the possibility of being accused.

His statements took place in the Senate, where he went to discuss strategies to promote the amnesty law for those accused of assault on the venues of the powers of the State.

The Supreme Court already condemned about 400 people for that attack.