Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence in first case against rioters who stormed government buildings
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The rioters refused to accept Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose inauguration took place one week before the uprising.
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The rioters refused to accept Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose inauguration took place one week before the uprising.
Nearly 1,500 people were arrested in January after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government offices in a bid to reverse his election loss.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.
Brazil's Supreme Court announced a 17-year jail term Thursday for the first defendant tried and convicted over the storming of the seats of power by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil's Supreme Court delivered a 17-year prison sentence to Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on January 8.
