Brazil court accepts charges against more Bolsonaro allies in alleged coup plot
Bolsonaro and his closest allies, including running mate General Braga Netto, were in the 'core group', according to the charges.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court panel reviewed charges against the second group, which Mr Gonet said held managerial roles.
The second group includes former presidential foreign affairs adviser Filipe Martins, retired General Mario Fernandes, former Federal Highway Police director Silvinei Vasques, ex-presidential aide Colonel Marcelo Camara and two federal police officers, Fernando Oliveira and Marilia Alencar.
These individuals co-ordinated actions planned by the core group, Mr Gonet said in the indictment, including mobilising police officers to support the alleged coup, monitoring authorities and drafting a document intended to justify a state of emergency.
Bolsonaro and his allies have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. The former president says he is being politically persecuted.
He has been in hospital for more than a week, recovering from bowel surgery. On Monday, from his hospital bed in Brasilia, he gave an interview to local television network SBT and said his trial was not technical but political.
Under Brazilian law, a coup conviction alone carries a sentence of up to 12 years, but when combined with the other charges, it could result in decades behind bars.
The former president is expected to stand trial in the next few months at Brazil's Supreme Court.
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