🔴 Brazil is to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro after his supporters stormed government buildings following his recent election defeat
A far-right mob breached security and stormed the presidential palace, Congress and ministries’ building in the country’s capital Brasilia causing significant vandalism last week.
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds and 1,500 people have since been detained over the riot. Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro vandalise a room in Planalto Palace during attacks against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023 The Supreme Court has already ordered the arrest of Mr Bolsonaro’s former justice minister Anderson Torres, who had responsibility for public security at the time.
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