Brazil’s supreme court will begin the first trials of hundreds of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro who in January stormed and vandalised the country’s congress, presidential palace and the court itself.
The insurrection in Brasília, which took place a week after the inauguration of leftwing leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has been described by his government as an attempted “coup”.
From Wednesday almost 1,400 defendants will be tried by the supreme court, which has signalled it will take a hard line in punishing those involved.
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