Members of an elite army unit planned to kill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022 as part of an effort to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the presidential election.

Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that he is thankful for his life after an attempt to 'poison' him did not work, in his first public comments about an alleged plot to kill him in 2022,

Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over coup plot to overthrow government and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The sweeping charges against the ex-leader and 36 of his allies come after police uncover a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, authorities said.

Brazil's federal police have formally accused 37 people for their alleged involvement in a coup attempt and other crimes, it said in a statement on Thursday, without naming those accused. Reuters reported earlier on Thrusday,

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the country's Supreme Court.