Brazil Congress: Dozens indicted over 8 January riot
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Loading... - Enzo Elias
- 03 Feb 2023
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he riot saw thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attack government buildings following his election loss last year.
The indictment says the individuals - who are not named - used violence and threats to try to abolish democracy.
Mr Bolsonaro has voiced "regret" for the unrest, but denies he caused it.
Perceived threats to democratic order are a sensitive subject in a country where military rule ended in 1985.
The far-right leader is currently in the United States, having left Brazil to avoid attending the inauguration of his successor - the veteran leftist politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (widely known as Lula).
Lula's election win in October outraged Bolsonaro supporters. Lula, a former president, was found guilty of corruption in 2017 and spent time in prison before his convictions were annulled. Read More..
