Brazil court convicts first defendants in pro-Bolsonaro riots
In all, the Supreme Court plans to hear 232 cases related to event.
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In all, the Supreme Court plans to hear 232 cases related to event.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Thursday handed down prison sentences to three defendants involved in the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia during which the headquarters of the country's three branches of government were ransacked, Agencia Brasil reported
In the first verdicts over riots by supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, the Supreme Court sentenced two defendants Thursday to heavy jail terms on charges including an
He should also pay a collective sum of BRL 30 mi along with the other defendants for their participation in the depredation of government buildings in Brasília. Two others defendants received 17- and 14-year sentences.