There have been numerous raids as part of the investigation into the storming of the National Congress in Brazil in 2023. Ex-President Bolsonaro is also said to have been the target of the operation. According to his lawyer, he had to hand over his passport.
In Brazil, there was a major federal police operation in connection with the storming of the National Congress in January 2023 by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. In raids in several states, 33 search warrants and four arrest warrants as well as preventive measures such as the confiscation of passports were to be executed, the federal police said.
According to media reports, Bolsonaro himself was also the target of the operation. He ruled Brazil as president from 2019 to the end of 2022. In addition to him, political allies from back then were also in the investigators’ sights, reported the G1 portal and other media. It is said to be four generals, including former Defense Minister Braga Netto.
Meanwhile, Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Fabio Wajngarten, wrote on X that his client had to hand over his passport. He will comply with a corresponding request from the authorities. continued Wajngarten. According to media reports, Bolsonaro’s cell phone was also confiscated.
Investigations against criminal organizations
The investigations were directed against a criminal organization that sought a coup and the abolition of the democratic constitutional state, the federal police said in a statement. Names were not mentioned.
The right-wing extremist Bolsonaro was defeated by the left-wing politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the runoff election for the presidency in October 2022. On January 8, 2023, supporters of the ex-military who did not want to recognize Lula’s election victory stormed Congress, the seat of government and the Supreme Court in Brasília and caused considerable damage.