Brazil’s Federal Police has requested the extradition of dozens of people who had fled the country after being accused of storming top government offices last year, in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to office.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police are set to conclude by November a probe into former President Jair Bolsonaro's alleged ties to a coup d'etat attempt after he lost the 2022 election, a source with direct knowledge of the investigations told Reuters.

An investigation by Brazil's federal police will conclude that former president Jair Bolsonaro conspired to engineer an attempted coup d'etat after he lost the 2022 election, a source with direct knowledge of the investigations told Reuters.

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the extradition of 63 Brazilians in Argentina linked to a coup attempt. Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in January 2023.