SAO PAULO (AP) 鈥� Brazilian police arrested five officers accused and kill President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva, authorities said.
According to the investigation, the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Brazilian media said the five arrested included four military and one police officer.
The police said that five arrest warrants have been carried out, as well as three search and seizure warrants along with other measures, including seizing the suspects' passports and preventing them from contacting others.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who authorized the arrests, said a police investigation revealed the coup plot involved military personnel trained in the Army鈥檚 Special Forces and a retired high-ranking official.
鈥淭he objective was to prevent the inauguration of the legitimately elected government and undermine the free exercise of democracy and the authority of Brazil鈥檚 judiciary,鈥� de Moraes said in the order.
鈥淭hese actions, peaking between November and December 2022, were part of a broader plan to carry out a coup d鈥櫭﹖at,鈥� he added.
Gabriela S谩 Pessoa, The Associated Press
