Brazil ex-defence minister arrested in coup plot investigation Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested Braga Netto, a former defence minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into an alleged coup attempt in 2022, a police source told AFP. Brazil’s Federal Police said it had detained “people who would be obstructing” the investigation. “Braga Netto was arrested in the operation,” the source said. In late November, police released a report recommending the indictment of former far-right president Bolsonaro and several dozen allies for attempting a coup d’état to...