Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, from the extreme right, has been formally accused of participating in a coup d'état. The Supreme Court has also charged almost 30 more people with the crime of violent abolition of the State, including several reserve and active generals.

Never since the end of the dictatorship in 1985 had Brazilian democracy suffered such a serious attack, writes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It is time for the judges to clarify responsibilities for the failed coup, he adds.