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Brazil's attorney general asks top court to drop case against Bolsonaro

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazilian Attorney General Augusto Aras asked the Supreme Court to shelve an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro, who was accused of disclosing sensitive information regarding a probe into the alleged hacking of the Superior Electoral Court's computer networks last year.

In a statement late on Thursday, Aras said the probe was not under seal, concluding "there is no crime" in discussing it on social media.

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