The Facts

• In a statement issued on Thursday, Brazil's federal police formally accused former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup d'état, trying to violently abolish the democratic rule of law and involvement in a criminal organization after his 2022 election loss.

• Three dozen other individuals were also named in the investigation report, including former ministers Anderson Torres, Gen. Braga Netto and Gen. Augusto Heleno, former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem and the chairman of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party, Valdemar Costa Neto.Three dozen other men were also accused, including four former cabinet ministers, the former intelligence chief, the chairman of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party, military personnel, and a political consultant to Argentina's Pres. Javier Milei.

• Next stepsThese recommended charges stem from a nearly two-year-long probe into alleged efforts to stop the inauguration of Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023. Now, it's up to Brazil's prosecutor-general to decide whether press charges against the 37 individuals.