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Key Bolsonaro ally arrested on return to Brazil over alleged coup attempt

Former justice minister Anderson Torres was capital’s security chief when far-right rioters stormed government buildings

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro's ex-justice minister Torres arrested in Brazilian capital

Brazil's former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a week ago, was arrested in Brasilia on Saturday on suspicion of "omission" and "connivance".

Reuters

Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riot

Former president shared a video questioning last year’s election result after his supporters stormed Brasília’s democratic institutions

The Guardian - UK

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Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated by Brazil's supreme court over supporters' riot

On January 8, supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Three Powers Square in Brasilia, Brazil, smashing windows and ransacking the Presidential Palace, National Congress and Supreme Court

Daily Mirror

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into January 8 riot

‘Public figures who continue to cowardly conspire against democracy trying to establish a state of exception will be held accountable’

The Independent UK

Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro for riot

Brazil's Supreme Court granted the request from the prosecutor general's office to include Bolsonaro in the wider investigation, citing a video he posted on Facebook two days after the riot.

WEKU

Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro over riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.

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Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot

The Independent UK

Brazil's Supreme Court to investigate Bolsonaro over capital riot

"Public figures who continue to cowardly conspire against democracy ... will be held accountable," a Supreme Court justice said.

Axios

Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro over insurrection

A Brazilian top court justice ordered an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for the alleged incitement of riots, escalating the political fallout from the insurrection at the nation’s capital on Jan. 8.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated in Jan 8 riot probe

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will be included in an investigation into the origins of the January 8 sacking of government buildings in Brasilia, a Supreme Court judge announced Friday.

AFP

Probe sought of Brazil's Bolsonaro for Jan 8 riots

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian authorities moved Friday to investigate far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro for "instigation and intellectual authorship" of the January 8 sacking of government buildings in Brasilia.

AFP

Brazil's prosecutors asks Supreme Court to investigate Bolsonaro's role in Brasilia riots

Brazilian federal prosecutors on Friday asked the Supreme Court to investigate the role of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the anti-democratic acts that resulted in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in Brasilia last Sunday.

Reuters

Fans get Bolsonaro autographs as ex-leader rests in Florida

Several dozen fans scored autographs from Jair Bolsonaro in central Florida on Friday

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The Independent UK

Brazil says it's ready to seek extradition of Bolsonaro ally

A high-ranking Brazilian security official who flew to the U.S. just before a riot that some some have called an attempted coup must return within three days or his country willl request his extradition, Brazil’s justice minister said Friday

The Guardian - US

Release of Bolsonaro spending records shows love of high living and … ice-cream

Brazilian government overturns former president’s 100-year ban to publish credit card records

ABC News

The eerie parallels between January 6 and the chaos unleashed by fans of the 'Trump of the Tropics'

Wearing shirts in the green and yellow of Brazil's flag, a crowd of thousands shouted "the time has come" as they marched on congress. What unfolded next was an eerily familiar spectacle that has drawn comparisons to America's January 6 attack.

Reuters

Brazil has made no request to U.S. about Bolsonaro, Torres -minister

Brazil's government said on Friday it had made no requests to the United States about former President Jair Bolsonaro and his former justice minister who is being sought by authorities after supporters of the former leader stormed key buildings in the capital.

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AFP

$1,600 for ice cream: Bolsonaro credit card bill raises eyebrows

Brasília (AFP) - More than $21,000 splurged at a modest restaurant -- $10,700 spent at a bakery in a single day.The public release Friday of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's official credit card expenditures is raising eyebrows in Brazil.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Brazil’s insurrection was etched with America’s Jan. 6 template

Discerning the inspiration for a moment of infamy can be ridiculously simple. The audacious attack by supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro on government buildings in the capital looked every bit as chaotic and destructive as the infamous Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught on the U.S. Capitol. The toxic mix…

The Guardian - AU

New federal court rules over access to documents branded ‘utterly disgraceful’ – as it happened

Court moves to protect respondents from early reporting of allegations but media union criticises decision. This blog is now closed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil's Lula Removes Ambassador to Israel from his Post

Brazil’s Ambassador to Israel General Gerson Menandro Garcia de Freitas was removed from his post on Tuesday in one of the first moves by President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva since taking office this month, Ynet news reported. Menandro was appointed by Lula’s right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro as a political…

The Guardian - AU

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AFP

Violent spark followed by a fizzle: Is 'bolsonarismo' spent?

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's democracy has withstood a vicious initial assault by die-hard backers of vanquished far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro who on Sunday sacked the symbolic seats of a government since recently in leftist hands.

Tribune News Service

Congress ramps up pressure to kick out Bolsonaro as US bides time

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats added to pressure on President Joe Biden to kick Jair Bolsonaro out of the country, even as U.S. officials stick to a wait-and-see approach in hopes that the former Brazilian president will make good on a promise to return home on his own.

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