Police Raids on Brazilian Lawmakers Spark Concerns Over Political Persecution

“We are experiencing a real hunt for those who oppose the “owners of power” in the country,” Brazilian senator Eduardo Girão told The Epoch Times.

View of the facade of the Brazilian Federal Police headquarters, where Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is awaited to testify in Brasilia on April 26, 2023. - Bolsonaro arrived to the federal police headquarters in Brasilia to testify about the January 8 riot in the Brazilian capital, when thousands of his followers invaded the headquarters of the three powers, a police source confirmed. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images

CURITIBA—Brazilian federal investigators, within a span of less than ten days, raided the offices and homes of two right-wing lawmakers.

The congressmen targeted, Deputy Carlos Jordy and Deputy Alexandre Ramagem, are both staunch allies of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who lost to socialist Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections.