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Brazil opens trials over pro-Bolsonaro riots, one convicted

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Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023 - Copyright AFP/File Sergio LimaMarcelo SILVA DE SOUSABrazil’s Supreme Court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president J…

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  1. Digital Journal

    Brazil opens trials over pro-Bolsonaro riots, one convicted (opens Digital Journal)

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    Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023 - Copyright AFP/File Sergio LimaMarcelo SILVA DE SOUSABrazil’s Supreme Court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president J…

  2. Financial Times

    Brazil begins trials of ‘coup’ rioters who stormed centres of power | Financial Times (opens Financial Times)

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    Supreme Court signals it will take a hard line against those charged for January 8 attempted insurrection

  3. Al Jazeera

    Trials begin in Brazil for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed capital (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Prosecutors hope to send the message that Brazil has ‘turned the page on the day of coups’, rejecting election violence.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Pro-Bolsonaro rioters on trial for storming Brazil's top government offices (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Brazil's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday began deciding whether to convict defendants accused of storming top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to office.

  5. The Guardian

    Trial of Brazil’s alleged 8 January insurrectionists opens in supreme court (opens The Guardian)

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    Judge condemns ‘dastardly putschist attack’ on Latin America’s largest democracy as first four Bolsonaro supporters go on trial

  6. France 24

    Brazil begins trials of pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed government offices (opens France 24)

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    Brazil's Supreme Court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, putting four accused in the dock in one of the buildings invaded…

  7. Latin Times

    Brazil Opens First Trials Over January 8 Riots (opens Latin Times)

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    Brazil's high court opened the first trials over the January 8 riots in Brasilia by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who were demanding the ouster of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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