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2023.01.20 18:52 GMT+8

Brazilian police carry out raids related to Jan. 8 Brasilia storming

Updated 2023.01.20 18:52 GMT+8
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Forensic investigators are framed by a cracked window damaged when supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Brazilian Supreme Court building, in Brasilia, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 10, 2023. /CFP

Brazil's federal police on Friday carried out raids against people allegedly involved in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a statement showed.

Police said the operation was aimed at "identifying people who participated in, funded or fostered" the riots, and included eight preventive arrest warrants and 16 search and seizure warrants in five states and in Brasilia.

Source(s): Reuters
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