A close associate of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Senator Marcos Do Val has turned on him and claims that Bolsonaro and his henchmen tried to " It is reported by The Guardian.

Marcos Du Val said at a press conference that he was invited to a December 9 meeting with then-president Congressman Daniel Silveira to discuss a plan to " During the meeting, Silveira allegedly asked him to try to induce the country's highest electoral body and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes to make incriminating comments and record this phone conversation..

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According to the plan, the recording was to be used to arrest De Moraes.. This was supposed to compromise him and become the reason for the cancellation of the results of the presidential elections held in October, in which Jair Bolsonaro lost to Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. According to Du Val, Bolsonaro " Senator says he refused to join the conspiracy.

The accusations came after Bolsonaro supporter Silveira was arrested on the orders of De Moraes because he lost his parliamentary immunity due to the expiration of his term in the afternoon? previously.

Supreme Court Justice De Moraes accuses Silveira, previously detained for threatening election officials, of disobeying court orders and "

De Moraes ordered K Val to testify to federal police within five days as part of an investigation into the former president's alleged attempt to blow up democracy and forcibly hold on to power. These allegations by Du Val add to the growing body of evidence against Bolsonaro.

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Riots are believed to have occurred in the capital city of Brasilia on January 8, during which thousands of Bolsonaro supporters looted government buildings, seen as an attempt to seize power.. Investigators look into Bolsonaro's role in riots and suggest he was 'intellectual author'.