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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mauricio Savarese

Brazil's lower house removes Bolsonaro's son and former intelligence agency head from their seats

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Brazil's lower house speaker Hugo Motta decided on Thursday to remove two lawmakers close to former President Jair Bolsonaro from their seats in the latest blow to the far-right leader serving a 27-year jail sentence for leading a coup attempt.

One of Bolsonaro's sons, Eduardo Bolsonaro, and the former head of Brazil's intelligence agency, Alexandre Ramagem, were stripped off their seats for different reasons. The decision was published in the journal of Brazil's lower house.

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