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Brazil Charges 39 Bolsonaro Supporters with Staging a Coup

HeadlineJan 18, 2023

Brazil’s prosecutor general has charged 39 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro in connection with the January 8 attack on the Brazilian Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace in the capital Brasília. The defendants are charged with staging a coup and other crimes. The charges come days after Brazil’s Supreme Court announced it would investigate Bolsonaro for inspiring the January 8 attack.

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