The President of Guinea-Bissau announced the arrest in his office.
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Oumaru Sisoku Embalo, was arrested in his office during a military coup. He reported this to Jeune Afrique magazine on November 26.
"He (Embalo. — Ed.) was arrested this Wednesday, November 26, at about 12 p.m., when he was in his office at the presidential palace," the article says.
According to the President, no violence was used against him during his arrest, which he described as a coup d'etat. The incident occurred three days after the presidential election, in which the current head of state claimed victory in the first round with 65% of the vote. The official results were to be announced on November 27.
Together with Embalo, the chief of the General Staff, General Byage Na Ntan, his deputy, General Mamadou Toure, and Interior Minister Boche Kande were detained, adds "Газета.Ru ".
On November 22, Bloomberg reported on the arrest of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. It was clarified that the judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexander de Moraes, indicated in the ruling that there is "a real threat that Bolsonaro may try to find asylum in a foreign embassy in Brazil."
Prior to that, on September 11, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup against the current leader of the country, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. On the same day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States would take retaliatory measures in response to Bolsonaro's sentence. Later, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry responded to Rubio's threats, saying that such words would not intimidate the country.
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