Brazil police carry out raids over January 8 insurrection
12 February 2023 |
4:11 pm
Police have carried out new raids as part of their probe into the storming of government buildings. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reiterated that his predecessor prepared the attacks as part of a coup attempt.
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