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Josh Salisbury

Brazil: Around 1,200 arrested after ex-president Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress

Soldiers help clear out an encampment set up by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

(Picture: AP)

Around 1,200 people have been arrested in Brazil after supporters of ousted president Jair Bolsonaro invaded Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court.

The latest arrests came as heavily armed police broke down pro-Bolsonaro encampments outside the army headquarters on Monday.

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