Brazil’s Federal Police formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of plotting a coup d’état in 2022 to prevent then-president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking power. Among those indicted is Fernando Cerimedo, who served as Argentine President Javier Milei’s digital strategist in 2023.

The Police confirmed on Thursday that it had concluded their investigations into “the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law” after two years. The final report was sent to the Federal Supreme Court with the indictment of 37 people for the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, attempted coup d’état, and criminal organization.

A spokesperson for the Police told the Herald that the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Court will determine the next steps.

Cerimedo’s charges

According to Thursday’s communiqué, the plot included six coordinated sectors, including one for “disinformation and attacks on the electoral system” and another for “inciting the military to join the coup.” Cerimedo participated in........

© Buenos Aires Herald