Brazilian judge orders arrest of senior security officials after riot, official says

[iemanja]

BRASÍLIA — A senior judge on Brazil’s supreme court on Tuesday ordered the arrests of two security officials in the capital, two days after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s congress, presidential palace and supreme court.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved warrants for the arrests of Anderson Torres, the public security secretary for the federal district of Brasília, and Col. Fábio Augusto, commander of military police in the district, according to a court official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and members of the court accuse police of colluding with the rioters who occupied and vandalized the buildings Sunday in the apparent hope of encouraging the military to overthrow the government.

Torres, who was Bolsonaro’s justice minister, was fired on Sunday. Augusto was relieved of his duties on Monday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/10/brazil-riot-insurrection-bolsonaro-lula/

And to think I've been told that two years is too soon to expect justice for higher level instigators of an attempted coup.

[gab13by13]

1. Maybe Brazilians know how to line ducks up?

One thing the people of Brazil learned from us, they marched in the streets after the insurrection demanding that the insurrectionists not be given amnesty.

We should have done the same on 1/7/2021.

[Mr. Sparkle]

2. This could get very embarrassing for Merrick Garland