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. Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid was one of Bolsonaro’s personal assistants who stayed on as an aide after he stepped down. It is unclear whether the material found on Cid’s phone reached Bolsonaro. Among the material found on Cid’s phone was a possible road map for blocking Lula’s Jan. 1 inauguration, first reported by Veja. Offending justices in the Supreme Court and the federal electoral court would be investigated, removed and replaced, it said.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald June 18, 2023 02:11 UTC