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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Gabriel Araujo, Anthony Boadle and Jamie McGeever

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots

A screen grab of an image posted on Instagram shows Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on a hospital bed at an unspecified location in this picture released January 9, 2023 and obtained from social media. Jair Bolsonaro/Instagram/via REUTERS

Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming key buildings in the capital over the weekend.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist who took office on Jan. 1 after defeating Bolsonaro in an October election, vowed to bring those responsible to justice. He accused rioters of trying to overthrow democracy, and questioned why the army had not discouraged calls for a military coup outside their barracks.

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