Supreme Court of Brazil summons Bolsonaro to testify

Brazil’s Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes, gave Bolsonaro 10 days to testify about the events of January 8, according to the national media report.

Congress declared that Bolsonaro’s testimony is essential to shed light on the attack on the Supreme Court and the Presidential Palace. On the other hand, the requests for the release of 294 people arrested for participating in the raid on Congress were rejected by the court.

It was shared that 1,406 people out of 2,151 detained after the raid on state buildings were gradually released, while the judicial process for the others continued.
Bolsonaro, investigated for inciting the raid of Congress in Brazil, returned to his country on March 30 from the US, where he went on December 30, 2022.

EVENTS IN BRAZIL

Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 50.9 percent of the vote and far-right Bolsonaro 49.1 percent in the second round of the presidential elections held on October 30, 2022 in Brazil.

After the election results were announced, Bolsonaro supporters first held roadblocks in the country for days and then called on the armed forces to intervene against Lula’s assumption of the presidency during demonstrations in front of the barracks. Army general.

On November 15, the 123rd anniversary of the proclamation of the republic in the country, supporters of Bolsonaro held demonstrations near the military headquarters in the cities of Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Belém with the same claim. Bolsonaro supporters broke through the police barrier and entered the National Congress building on January 8, chanting slogans demanding the intervention of the army.

The police, who intervened with tear gas to disperse the protesters, were unable to prevent the groups from forcibly entering the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court building.
Bolsonaro supporters, who raided the National Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court, were taken out of these buildings by security forces and control was secured.

It was reported that the number of detainees for their participation in the raid of congress and other government buildings reached 1,800. Former President Lula, who won the second round of the presidential elections, was sworn in on January 1, 2023. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB )