Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) โ€” Brazilโ€™s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the countryโ€™s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.

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Rights group: Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signs

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) โ€” Widespread opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power is shifting as people take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction in Iran, China and elsewhere, a leading rights group said Thursday.

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Brazil rioters plotted openly online, pitched huge 'party'

MIAMI (AP) โ€” The map was called โ€œBeach Tripโ€ and was blasted out to more than 18,000 members of a public Telegram channel called, in Portuguese, โ€œHunting and Fishing.โ€ But instead of outdoor recreation tips, the 43 pins spread across the map of Brazil pointed to cities where bus transportation to the capital could be found for what promoters promised would a huge โ€œpartyโ€ on Jan.

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Brazil 'mega-protest' fizzles amid authorities' concern

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) โ€” Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a โ€œmega-protest to retake powerโ€ in two dozen cities.

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Bolsonaro eyes return to Brazil as US stay pressures Biden

MIAMI (AP) โ€” The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following his supporters' brazen attack on Brazil's capital over the weekend.

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'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) โ€” โ€œNo amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!โ€ The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Pauloโ€™s law college on Monday afternoon. Within hours, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, penned on protest posters and banners.

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Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

Enraged protesters broke into government buildings that are the very symbol of their countryโ€™s democracy. Driven by conspiracy theories about their candidate's loss in the last election, they smashed windows, sifted through the desks of lawmakers and trashed the highest offices in the land in a rampage that lasted hours before order could be restored.

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EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) โ€” Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S.

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As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) โ€” As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to cheer on their ousted president.

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