Brasília, June 10, 2025 (AFP) - Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects charges in coup trial

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2025-06-10
Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday denied involvement in an alleged coup plot against his successor as he took the stand for the first time in a historic and high-stakes trial. The 70-year-old was called to answer questions from lawyers and judges on his alleged role in a "criminal organization" that plotted to wrest back power after leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly beat Bolsonaro at the ballot box in October......
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