Brazil Supreme Court to Probe Bolsonaro’s Role in Jan. 8 Breach of Government Buildings

Brazil Supreme Court to Probe Bolsonaro’s Role in Jan. 8 Breach of Government Buildings
Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on Jan. 8, 2023. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images
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Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Jan. 13 to include former President Jair Bolsonaro in an investigation into the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by rioters in Brasilia.

“Public figures who continue to cowardly conspire against democracy trying to establish a state of exception will be held accountable,” Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who agreed to the request from federal prosecutors to have Bolsonaro be included in the probe, said in a statement.

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