Brazil’s highest legal body, the Federal Supreme Court (STF), has moved to trial an additional 70 individuals believed to have participated in the January 8 riots in Brasilia. With a majority decision of nine to two, the STF has now charged 1,295 out of the 1,390 individuals identified by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (FGR). […]
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