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Brazil's top court bans guns from capital ahead of Lula inauguration

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a Christmas reunion with waste pickers, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday banned registered gun-owners from carrying firearms in the federal district until after the inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in reaction to recent episodes of political violence.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes temporarily suspended licenses that permit hunters, marksmen and collectors to carry guns, firearms and ammunition in the region where the capital city of Brasilia is located.

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