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Brazil’s right-wing movement persists without Bolsonaro

Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida this month when his supporters tried — but failed — to overthrow the country’s young democracy

The Independent UK

Brazil defense minister says military not directly involved in Brasilia riots

Brazil Minister of Defense Jose Mucio said on Friday that the country's armed forces were not directly involved in the riots by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed government buildings calling for a coup.

Reuters

Brazil police raid governor's house over capital riots

Brazil's federal police on Friday raided the house of the suspended governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha, who is under investigation for failing to prevent the storming of government buildings by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Five big challenges for Lula's presidency of Brazil

The storming of democratic intuitions in Brazil’s capital – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – on January 8 further exposed the deep divide that the nation’s new government has to address.

The Conversation

Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots - report

Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.

Reuters

Facebook Approved Ads Promoting Violence in Wake of Brazil Riots

Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.

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Brazil's Lula says intelligence services failed ahead of Brasilia riots

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

Lula dismisses more military personnel from security detail after Brazil riots

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday dismissed 13 more military officers who were assigned to the National Security Advisor's office that is responsible for the president's security.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula removes soldiers from guarding presidential residence

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has removed 40 troops guarding the presidential residence after expressing distrust in the military for failing to act against demonstrators that ransacked government buildings on Jan. 8.

Reuters

Brazil charges dozens involved in Jan. 8 riots

Authorities have charged dozens of people accused of rioting in Brazil's capital to overturn former President Jair Bolsonaro’s recent election defeat

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro cheered by Florida supporters who say ‘don’t go home’

Brazilians following Jair Bolsonaro in Florida, where he’s been on vacation since before his term ended last year, have one message to the former Brazilian president: don’t go home.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's military is supposed to safeguard democracy – yet its threat of intervention hangs over politics

The sacking of the three buildings comprising the seat of government in Brasilia on January 8 was a reminder of an unresolved tension in the heart of the Brazilian state: the role of the armed forces.

The Conversation

Brazil's crowdfunded insurrection leaves paper trail for police

With a Brazil flag draped around his neck and his feet propped up on a dark wooden table, Samuel Faria leaned back in the Brazilian Senate president's ceremonial chair which he had just commandeered and surveyed the chaos on the lawn outside.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Brazil and the Bolsonaristas: it’s not over yet

Editorial: The violent attack on government buildings in Brasília following Lula’s inauguration should set off alarm bells outside the country too

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Former Brazil Minister Arrested In Connection With Jan 8 Riots

Brazil's former minister for Justice, Anderson Torres, was arrested on Saturday after he returned from the United States (US), The NHK World reported. Read on for details:

The Guardian - UK

After the rampage: Brazil’s new leaders to fight hard in wake of ‘insane’ coup attempt

Lula’s government claims it has ‘absolute control’ after storming of capital by Bolsonaro supporters, but failed putsch is not over, say insiders

Bangkok Post

Brazil riots may have strengthened Lula's hand: analysts

RIO DE JANEIRO: By ransacking government buildings in their fervent opposition to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's Jan 8 rioters may have strengthened his hand, at least temporarily, analysts say.

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Brazil tightens net around riot instigators, Bolsonaro in the crosshairs

BRASíLIA - Brazil's new leftist government tightened the net around suspected instigators of riots that targeted the seats of power, ordering a probe of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and arresting his justice minister Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Brazil steps up pressure on Bolsonaro with probe, minister’s arrest

Brazilian authorities are increasing the pressure on Jair Bolsonaro with a probe into the former president’s role in riots that upended the nation’s capital on Jan. 8 and the arrest of his Justice Minister Anderson Torres by federal police.

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro’s former minister arrested in probe over capital riots

Former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Justice Minister Anderson Torres was arrested by Brazilian federal police amid an investigation into his involvement in riots that upended the nation’s capital on Jan. 8.

Evening Standard

Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated for allegedly inciting riots at Brazil's government buildings

Mr Bolsonaro’s supporters trashed Brazil’s highest seats of power, breaking windows, toppling furniture, and smashing computers and printers during a wave of unrest last Sunday

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Daily Mirror

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

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