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Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to revoke Bolsonaro’s US visa

A forensic investigator surveys the damage caused on January 8, 2023, when supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the country’s capital [Eraldo Peres/AP]

A group of 46 lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to revoke any US visa held by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the wake of Sunday’s attack on Brazil’s capital.

On Thursday, the legislators, all Democrats, also petitioned Biden to investigate any US-based “instigators” who might have played a role in the attack.

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