By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle
BRASILIA (Reuters) -A judge on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to testify before federal police within 10 days about his role in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by his supporters.
According to a document seen by Reuters, Justice Alexandre de Moraes agreed to a request filed by the country’s top public prosecutor, who said Bolsonaro’s testimony was an “indispensable” step to be able to clarify what happened.
Supporters of far-right Bolsonaro invaded and vandalized Brazil’s Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court a week after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, protesting his victory in the October election and calling for a military coup.
Bolsonaro has denied any responsibility for the riots – which recalled the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
He…
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