Brazil police carry out new raids as part of probe into Jan. 8 riots

Brazil police carry out new raids as part of probe into Jan. 8 riots
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Brazil's federal police said on Tuesday they were carrying out new raids as part of a probe into the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings.

They were serving eight preventive arrest warrants and 13 search and seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in five states, a statement said.

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