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View of the Praça dos Três Poderes from the ransacked Palacio do Planalto during the Brazilian ‘Maidan uprising’ Brasilia, January 8, 2023 Photographer: Gabriela Biló (Folhapress)

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Former Brazilian Justice Minister arrested upon returning from US

Brazilian Federal Police Saturday arrested former Justice Minister Anderson Torres on orders of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandr

Brazilian Federal Police Saturday arrested former Justice Minister Anderson Torres on orders of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes for his alleged involvement in Sunday's (Jan. 8) riots. After holding that post until the end of President Jair Bolsonaro's term on Dec. 31, Torres became Security Secretary of Brasilia, under pro-Bolsonarist Governor Ibaneis Rocha, who sacked him on Sunday. Rocha was later suspended for 90 days by De Moraes as most Brasilia officials involved in city security areas are believed to have turned a blind eye to the ongoing uprising against President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva. Torres' pre-trial detention had been determined Tuesday by the STF, but at that time he was vacationing in the US State of Florida. Justice Minister Flávio Dino said that if Torres did not return by Monday, the government would request his extradition. But he arrived on a Gol flight from Miami, which landed at Brasilia International Airport at 7.17 am Saturday. “I believe in Brazilian justice and in the strength of institutions. I am sure that the truth will prevail,” he said in a message posted on social networks.

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