Brazil: Ex-defense minister held for meddling in coup probe

Braga Netto was arrested in the operation,

the source said

The then-President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, actively participated in the creation of the coup plan, being directly involved in the drafting of documents and strategies to remain in power, even after the electoral defeat,

the report said

Andréia Sadithe political reporter

During its investigations, the federal police concluded that Braga Netto was the architect of the coup [plot] – that he was the main authority behind the planning of the coup,

the political reporter Andréia Sadi wrote on her blog

This is not true – I always acted within the limits of the constitution,

he told a rightwing conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week