Brazil arrests five suspects in alleged Lula assassination plot
Al Jazeera
Four G20 security guards reportedly among those arrested after murder bid mentioned for first time as part of coup probe.
Five people have been arrested in Brazil for their suspected involvement in an alleged attempt to assassinate then President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice president in December 2022, according to police.
The police said in a statement on Tuesday that most of those investigated in the alleged coup attempt are military personnel with special forces training.
“A detailed operational plan called ‘Green and Yellow Dagger’ was identified, which would be executed on December 15, 2022, aimed at the murder of the elected candidates for president and vice president,” the statement said, in an apparent reference to the colours of the Brazilian flag.
This was the first time in the alleged coup attempt investigation that federal police have mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
Federal police officers carried out five arrest warrants on Tuesday, the police said without providing any names.
