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Brazil’s Supreme Court is to research former President Jair Bolsonaro’s alleged involvement within the January 8 assaults on authorities buildings within the capital Brasilia.
The courtroom’s resolution follows a request by Brazil’s public prosecutor workplace, a number of members of which launched an announcement Friday describing the occasions of that day – when Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed and destroyed authorities buildings to protest the election of his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – as “antidemocratic acts.”
“By posting a video on January 10 (two days after the attack) questioning the legality of the 2022 presidential elections, Bolsonaro delivered a public incitement to commit crimes,” the assertion mentioned.
On Tuesday, Bolsonaro shared a Facebook video of a lady questioning the victory of Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro within the October presidential election. The video was then deleted a couple of hours later.
Prosecutors say though the video was posted after the assaults, there’s a “connection” between the content material in Bolsonaro’s video and the violence in Brasilia.
The Supreme Court mentioned Friday it had accepted the general public prosecutor’s request to research Bolsonaro’s alleged involvement.
It additionally accepted the prosecutor’s request to ask Meta to protect the video he posted on Facebook, and to research its affect.
Until now, the previous far-right Brazilian president has not been instantly linked to, or concerned in, the investigation into the January 8 occasions.
Separately from the prosecutor’s request and with out referring to any accusation specifically, Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Frederick Wasser, mentioned on Friday the previous president at all times “rejected all illegal and criminal acts…and has always been a defender of the Constitution and democracy.”
“President Bolsonaro vehemently rejects the acts of vandalism and depredation of public patrimony committed by the infiltrators in the protest. He never had any connection or participation in these spontaneous social movements done by the people,” the previous president’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro, mentioned in an announcement on Friday.