Bolsonaro's defense team asserts he did not engage in a plot to retain power after losing the 2022 election. They submitted a statement denying the allegations and claimed no convincing evidence existed to support the charges. Moreover, the defense highlighted Bolsonaro's order for a peaceful transition as contradicting coup intentions. Meanwhile, the prosecutor-general listed various pieces of evidence suggesting a conspiracy to undermine democracy. After the election results, Bolsonaro's supporters rallied for military intervention and later stormed federal buildings in Brasilia.
Bolsonaro's legal representatives denied the charges against him, asserting that the evidence presented did not convincingly link him to a plot to overturn the election.
The statement indicated that Bolsonaro ordered the transition and assured his supporters that the world would not end after the election, undermining the coup allegations.
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet provided final arguments that included handwritten notes and other evidence purportedly showing a conspiracy against democracy.
Following Bolsonaro's election loss, supporters called for military intervention, and a group later stormed federal buildings, drawing comparisons to past military coups.
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