Brazil police raid Bolsonaro’s business backers accused of coup discussion

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Raids follow a media report that businessmen on a WhatsApp group discussed potential electoral fraud and a coup if Bolsonaro loses election

23 August 2022 - 23:44Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, November 30 2021. Picture: ADRIANO MACHADO/REUTERS

Two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the targets of the raids included Jose Isaac Peres, who is the CEO of shopping mall operator Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios, and Meyer Joseph Nigri, the chair of home builder Tecnisa.

The incumbent is trailing in opinion polls to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and has questioned the integrity of Brazil’s electronic voting system, stoking concerns that he could challenge the election results.

 

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