Brazilian judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro's ex-minister after Brasilia rampage


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  • Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro react, as buses leave the National Academy of the Federal Police after a camp set by supporters was dismounted in front of the Army Headquarters, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest of Anderson Torres, who was Bolsonaro's justice minister before taking over this month as the public security chief for Brasilia, where thousands of protesters vandalized the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential offices on Sunday.

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