Overview

• Former aide Mauro Cid told the Supreme Court he drafted and revised a decree to declare a state of emergency and overturn Lula’s election win
• Bolsonaro rejected all coup accusations on the witness stand when Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked if the allegations were true
• Prosecutors say the plot collapsed for lack of military backing and warn that convictions could carry up to 40 years in prison
• Court filings also accuse Bolsonaro of knowing about assassination plots against President Lula, Vice President Alckmin and Justice de Moraes
• U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s threat of sanctions on Justice de Moraes underscores international scrutiny of Brazil’s top court