Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's legal troubles have gotten bigger on Thursday, following a large-scale raid by federal police in the context of an investigation of plans by the then-head of State to stage a coup d'etat after losing the 2022 elections against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The developments come after Mauro Cid, a former aid of Bolsonaro, entered a plea deal in the case about five months ago. In order to see leniency as a result of his involvement, Cid said that Bolsonaro received the draft of a decree that would call for new elections and imprison opposition members.
