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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Catarina Demony

'Life goes on' after Brazil riots but problems must be tackled: Supreme Court Justice

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes walks at the Supreme Court building following Brazil's anti-democratic riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazil must make sure it addresses the problems that led to the riots in Brasilia last month, including the "politicisation" of the police and the role of social media, but, for now, life goes on as usual, Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a business conference in Portugal's capital Lisbon, Mendes said problems "accumulated" during the four years far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro was in power.

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