BRASILIA: Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appeared before federal police on Wednesday (Apr 26) to testify over anti-government riots by his supporters in January, a police source told AFP. Bolsonaro is being investigated for his alleged role in masterminding and instigating the riots th
BRASILIA: Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appeared before federal police on Wednesday to testify over anti-government riots by his supporters in January, a police source told AFP.
Bolsonaro, who returned to Brazil in late March after spending three months in Florida, has always denied his involvement in the riots.Lula, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, narrowly beat Bolsonaro in a fractious, divisive election last October. In scenes reminiscent of the Jan 6, 2021 riots in Washington by supporters of ex-president Donald Trump - Bolsonaro's political role model - they trashed offices, smashed windows, vandalized artworks and called for the military to intervene to oust Lula.Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida on Dec 30, two days before he was due to hand over the presidential sash to Lula.
On Jan 13, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an investigation into Bolsonaro's alleged involvement.
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