Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police, as part of an investigation into the events of January 8, when the former president’s supporters attacked government buildings.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police within the next 10 days, as part of an investigation into the events of January 8, when the former president’s supporters attacked government buildings. In a Friday press release from the court, Justice Alexandre de Moraes described Bolsonaro’s account of the day as essential for clarity around those events, which he described as acts of “coup d’etat.
The court’s inquiry into Bolsonaro focuses especially on whether he encouraged crimes against the rule of law by broadcasting a video of another person questioning the validity of the October vote, and which he republished on social media on the night of January 10 and then deleted. Bolsonaro is also being investigated for whether he instigated or incited the January 8 uprising. The rightwing former president has condemned the attacks and repeatedly denied any involvement in encouraging them.
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