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Overview

The Lula Assassination Plot, also known as Assassination Attempt on President Lula da Silva, Operation Countercoup or 2022 Brazil Coup D'état Plot, refers to a failed plot to assassinate Brazilian President Lula da Silva in October 2022 following the general election, which came to light in November 2024 after a Federal Police investigation. The suspects allegedly planned to poison Lula and kill de Moraes with a bazooka. The country's authorities have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into the alleged 2022 coup, which ignited discussions about security and political tensions in the country, as well as inspiring ironic memes about the failed assassination plot.

Background

On November 19th, 2024, Brazil's Federal Police arrested five suspects[1] for planning the deaths of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) and Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes during Operation Countercoup. The news agency Reuters[2] uploaded a video about the incident, writing that Brazil's army said, "current and retired military officers were arrested, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet." The video (seen below) amassed more than 16,000 views and 470 likes in three days.

According to BBC,[3] Four of those detained were soldiers and, at the time of their arrests in Rio de Janeiro, they were participating in the security operation for the G20 leaders' meeting.

Developments

Jair Bolsonaro's Response

In the wake of the assassination attempt, former President Jair Bolsonaro gave an exclusive interview for the Brazilian news tabloid Metrópoles[4] in which he said he has yet to see the indictment and “will wait for the lawyer.” He also posted[5] his full interview on X[4] on November 21st, 2024, which amassed more than 25,000 likes and 4,700 reposts in a few hours.

- Jair Bolsonaro spoke out after being indicted by the Federal Police (PF) for alleged involvement in a planned coup d'état after Lula's victory in 2022. In a telephone conversation with the Paulo Cappelli column, the former president focused his criticism on Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case at the Federal Supreme Court (STF). - "Minister Alexandre de Moraes leads the entire investigation, adjusts statements, arrests without reporting, fishes for evidence and has a very creative advisory team. He does everything that the law does not say", criticized Bolsonaro. "We have to see what is in this indictment by the Federal Police. I will wait for the lawyer. This, obviously, will go to the Attorney General's Office. It is at the PGR that the fight begins. I cannot expect anything from a team that uses creativity to denounce me", concluded the former president. - Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other suspects were indicted by the Federal Police for alleged involvement in planning a coup d'état this Thursday (11/21). On Wednesday, the PF carried out an operation that arrested six military personnel accused of planning the death of President Lula and Minister Alexandre de Moraes. - The PF indicated that a soldier arrived near Moraes' house with the aim of arresting the magistrate. - Bolsonaro's reference to the term "creativity" is an allusion to a message from Airton Vieira, an investigating judge in Moraes' office, to Eduardo Tagliaferro, then head of the Special Advisory Office for Combating Disinformation at the Superior Electoral Court. - "Use your creativity lol", wrote Vieira when responding to Tagliaferro about the difficulty of formalizing a complaint against the magazine Oeste. - Via Metropolis Was this translation accurate? Give us feedback so we can improve: B 2:06 PM - Nov 21, 2024 1M Views

Alexandre de Moraes Bazooka Assassination Plot

The police investigation of the coup d'état plot also revealed the suspects planned to use machine guns, rifles, rocket launchers and grenade launchers to kill the Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes. The news outlet @Metropoles[6] shared a visual representation of the weapons mentioned in the police report on November 19th, 2024 (seen below), amassing roughly 500 likes and 170 reposts in four days.

d. Armt Coletivo 1 Mtr M249 MAG-MINIMI(7.62mm ou 5.56mm) 1 L¢ Gr 40 mm. -1 LCR AT4) 律

Online Reactions

The alleged assassination plot was widely spread on the internet as citizens shared their reactions and opinions on the friction surrounding political tensions in Brazil.

For example, on November 19th, 2024, Brazilian journalist William De Lucca[7] tweeted about some of the details of Lula's assassination plot, writing that the suspects wrote the plan in a Word document, printed the plan in the Planalto Palace (House Of Representatives) on the same day former President Jair Bolsonaro was in the venue. The tweet (seen below) garnered roughly 150,000 likes and 14,000 reposts in four days (seen below).

William De Lucca @delucca os caras fizeram um plano pra matar o Lula num documento de word, gente e aí eles decidiram imprimir o plano mas não numa lan house no shopping, gente imprimiram no palácio do Planalto num dia que estavam Mauro Cid e Jair Bolsonaro lá sabe gente Translated from Portuguese by Google the guys made a plan to kill Lula in a word document, people and then they decided to print the plan but not in an internet cafe in the mall, people printed in the Planalto Palace on a day when Mauro Cid and Jair Bolsonaro were there you know people Was this translation accurate? Give us feedback so we can improve: B 10:55 AM • Nov 19, 2024 3.9M Views Subscribe

In addition, memes and jokes emerged on platforms like TikTok and X, with users trying to capture the absurdity and seriousness of the situation.

For instance, on November 19th, 2024, X[8] user @eguafessor posted a deepfake video of President Lula dancing, captioning it, "Lula at the G20 meeting: 'they tried to kill me with a glass of poison…'" The video received more than 261,000 views and 7,000 likes in four days.

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Overview

The Lula Assassination Plot, also known as Assassination Attempt on President Lula da Silva, Operation Countercoup or 2022 Brazil Coup D'état Plot, refers to a failed plot to assassinate Brazilian President Lula da Silva in October 2022 following the general election, which came to light in November 2024 after a Federal Police investigation. The suspects allegedly planned to poison Lula and kill de Moraes with a bazooka. The country's authorities have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into the alleged 2022 coup, which ignited discussions about security and political tensions in the country, as well as inspiring ironic memes about the failed assassination plot.

Background

On November 19th, 2024, Brazil's Federal Police arrested five suspects[1] for planning the deaths of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) and Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes during Operation Countercoup. The news agency Reuters[2] uploaded a video about the incident, writing that Brazil's army said, "current and retired military officers were arrested, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet." The video (seen below) amassed more than 16,000 views and 470 likes in three days.



According to BBC,[3] Four of those detained were soldiers and, at the time of their arrests in Rio de Janeiro, they were participating in the security operation for the G20 leaders' meeting.

Developments

Jair Bolsonaro's Response

In the wake of the assassination attempt, former President Jair Bolsonaro gave an exclusive interview for the Brazilian news tabloid Metrópoles[4] in which he said he has yet to see the indictment and “will wait for the lawyer.” He also posted[5] his full interview on X[4] on November 21st, 2024, which amassed more than 25,000 likes and 4,700 reposts in a few hours.


- Jair Bolsonaro spoke out after being indicted by the Federal Police (PF) for alleged involvement in a planned coup d'état after Lula's victory in 2022. In a telephone conversation with the Paulo Cappelli column, the former president focused his criticism on Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case at the Federal Supreme Court (STF). - "Minister Alexandre de Moraes leads the entire investigation, adjusts statements, arrests without reporting, fishes for evidence and has a very creative advisory team. He does everything that the law does not say", criticized Bolsonaro. "We have to see what is in this indictment by the Federal Police. I will wait for the lawyer. This, obviously, will go to the Attorney General's Office. It is at the PGR that the fight begins. I cannot expect anything from a team that uses creativity to denounce me", concluded the former president. - Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other suspects were indicted by the Federal Police for alleged involvement in planning a coup d'état this Thursday (11/21). On Wednesday, the PF carried out an operation that arrested six military personnel accused of planning the death of President Lula and Minister Alexandre de Moraes. - The PF indicated that a soldier arrived near Moraes' house with the aim of arresting the magistrate. - Bolsonaro's reference to the term "creativity" is an allusion to a message from Airton Vieira, an investigating judge in Moraes' office, to Eduardo Tagliaferro, then head of the Special Advisory Office for Combating Disinformation at the Superior Electoral Court. - "Use your creativity lol", wrote Vieira when responding to Tagliaferro about the difficulty of formalizing a complaint against the magazine Oeste. - Via Metropolis Was this translation accurate? Give us feedback so we can improve: B 2:06 PM - Nov 21, 2024 1M Views

Alexandre de Moraes Bazooka Assassination Plot

The police investigation of the coup d'état plot also revealed the suspects planned to use machine guns, rifles, rocket launchers and grenade launchers to kill the Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes. The news outlet @Metropoles[6] shared a visual representation of the weapons mentioned in the police report on November 19th, 2024 (seen below), amassing roughly 500 likes and 170 reposts in four days.


d. Armt Coletivo 1 Mtr M249 MAG-MINIMI(7.62mm ou 5.56mm) 1 L¢ Gr 40 mm. -1 LCR AT4) 律

Online Reactions

The alleged assassination plot was widely spread on the internet as citizens shared their reactions and opinions on the friction surrounding political tensions in Brazil.

For example, on November 19th, 2024, Brazilian journalist William De Lucca[7] tweeted about some of the details of Lula's assassination plot, writing that the suspects wrote the plan in a Word document, printed the plan in the Planalto Palace (House Of Representatives) on the same day former President Jair Bolsonaro was in the venue. The tweet (seen below) garnered roughly 150,000 likes and 14,000 reposts in four days (seen below).


William De Lucca @delucca os caras fizeram um plano pra matar o Lula num documento de word, gente e aí eles decidiram imprimir o plano mas não numa lan house no shopping, gente imprimiram no palácio do Planalto num dia que estavam Mauro Cid e Jair Bolsonaro lá sabe gente Translated from Portuguese by Google the guys made a plan to kill Lula in a word document, people and then they decided to print the plan but not in an internet cafe in the mall, people printed in the Planalto Palace on a day when Mauro Cid and Jair Bolsonaro were there you know people Was this translation accurate? Give us feedback so we can improve: B 10:55 AM • Nov 19, 2024 3.9M Views Subscribe

In addition, memes and jokes emerged on platforms like TikTok and X, with users trying to capture the absurdity and seriousness of the situation.

For instance, on November 19th, 2024, X[8] user @eguafessor posted a deepfake video of President Lula dancing, captioning it, "Lula at the G20 meeting: 'they tried to kill me with a glass of poison…'" The video received more than 261,000 views and 7,000 likes in four days.


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