No 'witch-hunt' in Brazil's Jan. 8 probes, vows top military prosecutor

FILE PHOTO: Army officers stand guard outside the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA (Reuters) - There will be no "witch-hunt" to root out members of Brazil's military who may have potentially been involved in the Jan. 8 Brasilia riots, the country's top military prosecutor said in an interview, pledging to follow due process to mete out justice.

"Our view is that the acts of Jan. 8 greatly affected our democracy, but that the institutions are functioning harmoniously and responsibly, not triggering witch hunts, but implementing due legal process," Antonio Pereira Duarte told Reuters in a Wednesday interview.