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Brazil adds Bolsonaro to riot incitement probe

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized Friday adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its probe into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties accountable.

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  1. Brazil Acts Against Bolsonaro Backers; New Protest Fizzles

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    Brazil adds Bolsonaro to riot incitement probe

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. France 24

    Brazil authorities pledge to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters and those who financed them (opens France 24)

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    Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed…

  2. Voice of America

    Brazil Acts Against Bolsonaro Backers; New Protest Fizzles (opens Voice of America)

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    Federal prosecutors request investigation of three congressional allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly inciting attack on nation's democratic institutions

  3. NPR

    Brazil goes after Bolsonaro's security chiefs and allies for allegedly helping rioters (opens NPR)

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    Brazilian authorities are widening the investigations into how thousands of supporters of the far-right former president ransacked government buildings over the weekend.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress.

  5. France 24

    Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro over riot (opens France 24)

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    Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation…

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    As the basis for their request, prosecutors in the recently formed group to combat anti-democratic acts cited a video Jair Bolsonaro posted on Facebook two days after the riot.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro in riot inquiry (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court authorizes prosecutor-general to include former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan. 8 riot in Brasilia.

  8. Bowling Green Daily News

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 8:15 a.m. EST (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot

  9. The Guardian

    Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riot (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The former president shared a video questioning last year’s election result after his supporters stormed Brasília’s democratic institutions

  10. NPR

    Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro for riot (opens NPR)

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    Brazil's Supreme Court granted the request from the prosecutor general's office to include Bolsonaro in the wider investigation, citing a video he posted on Facebook two days after the riot.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro role in anti-Lula riots (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Probe will look at his ‘instigation and intellectual authorship of the anti-democratic acts’ that ‘resulted’ in riots.

  12. New York Times

    Bolsonaro Faces Investigation for Inspiring Brazil’s Capital Riot (opens New York Times)

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    Brazil’s Supreme Court said it would investigate Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s former president, for inspiring the mob that stormed the nation’s halls of power on Sunday.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro for riot (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    It's a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-president could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Brazil Supreme Court authorizes probe of Bolsonaro for Jan. 8 riot (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Brazilian prosecutor-general's office has asked the Supreme Court to include former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital.

  15. Just the News

    Brazil to investigate former President Bolsonaro's role in Brasilia riots (opens Just the News)

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    Several Democrats have called for the U.S. to extradite Bolsonaro to Brazil and many more have drawn parallels between the acts of Bolsonaro's supporters and the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol.

  16. The Times of Israel

    Brazil prosecutors request probe into Bolsonaro’s role in inciting capital riot (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Prosecutor-general's office asks Supreme Court to include ex- president in investigation of January 8 attack on Supreme Court, Congress, presidential palace in bid to overturn vote

  17. NBC News

    Top Brazilian court authorizes investigation into whether Bolsonaro incited riot (opens NBC News)

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    Bolsonaro’s lawyer said the former president “vehemently repudiates the acts of vandalism and destruction” from Jan. 8, and blamed supposed “infiltrators” of the protest.

  18. NPR

    Brazil's Supreme Court will investigate if Bolsonaro incited the attack on Congress (opens NPR)

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    Days after a mob attacked Brazil's Congress, presidential, and judicial offices, the country's Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the attackers.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Brazil adds Bolsonaro to riot incitement probe (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized Friday adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its probe into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties accountable.

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