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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Crispian Balmer and Francesca Piscioneri

Bolsonaro did not seek Italian citizenship, Rome says after Brazil violence

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on, as he meets supporters at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not requested Italian citizenship and probably would not get it even if he applied, Italy said on Tuesday, after hundreds of his backers were arrested for storming Brazil's state institutions.

Brazil's new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist who took office on Jan. 1 after defeating far-right rival Bolsonaro in an October election, has vowed to bring those responsible for the weekend violence in Brasilia to justice.

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