Brazil arrests capital's military police leaders for alleged role in Jan. 8 riots


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  • Friday, 18 Aug 2023

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as security forces operate, outside Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian federal authorities on Friday arrested leaders of the capital's military police in a raid carried out as part of an investigation into the Jan. 8 riots, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings.

The officials had previous knowledge the riots were being planned and failed to stop them, the Supreme Court said.

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