After around five months of investigations, the joint committee of inquiry (CPMI) in Brazil’s congress investigating anti-democratic acts approved its final report on 18 October. The inquiry has questioned individuals suspected of inciting riots or failing to defend the capital on 8 January, when thousands of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) stormed the seats of the country’s democratic institutions in Brasília. The report recommended pressing charges against Bolsonaro in addition to 60 other individuals, including military personnel and agribusiness tycoons. End of preview - This article contains approximately 634 words.
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