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Brazil’s Supreme Court Authorizes Probe of Former President Bolsonaro Over Riots [1]

['Luciana Magalhaes', 'Samantha Pearson']

Date: 2023-01

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used the example of the U.S. Capitol attack to argue for getting rid of Brazil’s electronic voting system.

BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized Friday an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro over accusations he incited last weekend’s riots by asserting the election that removed him from office was rigged.

Before the Oct. 30 vote won by leftist candidateLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Mr. Bolsonaro, a conservative, warned about the potential for voter fraud and some of his supporters say they don’t believe Mr. da Silva is the country’s legitimate president. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat.

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[1] Url: https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-prosecutors-call-for-probe-of-former-president-bolsonaro-over-riots-11673651386

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