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Brasilia governor to be suspended for 90 days after capital invasion
Updated 13:07, 09-Jan-2023
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Supporters of 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
Supporters of 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

Supporters of 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

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha, a longtime ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, be removed from his position for 90 days, citing security flaws that allowed the invasion of government buildings by supporters of Bolsonaro, according to local media.

Moraes also ruled that camps outside military bases set up by Bolsonaro supporters should be lifted within 24 hours and that roads and buildings should be unblocked.

(With input from Reuters)

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