Bolsonaro threatens a coup before foreign ambassadors

President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday hosted foreign ambassadors for a chat in his official residence in Brasília. During the meeting, he threatened to stage a coup in Brazil.

“I’m being accused all the time [by Supreme Court Justices Luís Roberto] Barroso, [Edson] Fachin, Alexandre de Moraes, as a person who wants to stage a coup,” said the president. “I’m questioning [the electoral process] before [the elections] because we still have time to solve the problem, with the participation of the Armed Forces, which were invited by the Superior Electoral Court [to participate in the voting system’s security checks].”

Mr. Bolsonaro added to the crowd of foreign diplomats: “I know that all of you want democratic stability in our country. And it will only be achieved through transparent elections.”

Even prior to becoming president, Mr. Bolsonaro insisted that Brazil’s electronic voting machines could be rigged — without ever presenting proof to back his claims. Last year, he openly threatened to disregard the electoral results unless Congress indulged him in his crusade...