
Brazil’s ex-Defence Minister arrested in connection to 2022 coup plot
Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested General Walter Braga Netto, a former defence minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into an alleged 2022 coup attempt, a police source told AFP. Brazil’s Federal Police said it had detained “people who would be obstructing” the probe. “Braga Netto was arrested…