The state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar did not specify when the trial would begin, with Suu Kyi accused of "electoral fraud and lawlessness."
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is facing trial for violating Corona restrictions while campaigning for the election.
Yangon, State media reported on Tuesday that Suu Kyi, who was ousted in Burma, had been accused by the junta of rigging the election in which her party won a landslide victory in the 2020 election.
The state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar did not specify when the trial would begin, with Suu Kyi accused of "electoral fraud and lawlessness."
Former President Win Myint and 15 other officials, including the chairman of the election commission, have made similar charges, the report said.
Burma has been rocked by protests since the military took power in February, and riots erupted after a sharp crackdown on dissent.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, who was detained after the riots, was charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies; He faces a number of charges, including incitement and corruption, and could face up to decades in prison if convicted.
The National League for Democracy (NLD) is facing trial for violating Corona restrictions during a pre-election campaign that overthrew the military and a neutral party.
International observers say the 2020 elections are free and fair.
The junta threatened to disband the NLD, and last month sentenced Win Htein, an aide to Aung San Suu Kyi and a senior leader, to 20 years in prison for sedition.
More than 1,250 people have been killed and more than 10,000 arrested by Burmese junta security forces since the coup, according to a local monitoring group.
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