1st LD Writethru: Brazil's ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot probe

SAO PAULO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police on Saturday arrested former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto in a probe into a coup plot.

According to media reports, he will be handed over to the Eastern Military Command and will remain under the custody of the army.

Braga Netto, a retired army general, served as defense minister during former President Jair Bolsonaro's administration. Braga Netto was