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Bolsonaro accused of role in Brazil riots

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Brazil's Supreme Court has opened an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in Brasilia. Prosecutors in a statement say Bolsonaro will be investigated for possible "instigation .. of the anti-democratic acts ", despite currently living in the United States.