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Coverage dated April 13, 2023

Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Former President Jair Bolsonaro to Testify on Riots

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The Supreme Court’s directive comes as part of an investigation into the storming of government buildings by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Brazil judge orders police to question Bolsonaro on uprising (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the federal police Friday to take testimony from former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of the investigation itno the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Former President Jair Bolsonaro to Testify on Riots (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The Supreme Court’s directive comes as part of an investigation into the storming of government buildings by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters.

  3. France 24

    Brazil’s Supreme Court orders ex-president Bolsonaro to testify over January riots (opens France 24)

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    A Supreme Court judge ordered Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro Friday to face questioning by police over his supporters' invasion of the presidential palace, Congress and high court on January 8.

  4. France 24

    Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots (opens France 24)

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    A Supreme Court judge in Brazil on Friday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8 -- the latest legal quagmire for the…

  5. CNN

    Brazil's Supreme Court orders Bolsonaro to testify on January 8 riots (opens CNN)

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    Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police within the next 10 days, as part of an investigation into the events of January 8, when the former president's supporters attacked government buildings.