Brazil indicts 39 Bolsonaro’s supporters over Congress riot

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Brazil’s attorney general has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged participation in the invasion of the Senate building on 8 January.

The riot saw thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attack government buildings following his election defeat last year.

According to BBC, the indictment said the undisclosed protesters resorted to violence and threats to try to abolish democracy.

While Bolsonaro has voiced “regret” for the unrest, he denied causing it. It has been perceived as a threat to democratic order which is a sensitive subject in a country where military rule ended in 1985…

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