Tag: Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry

• Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  Parliamentary commission votes to prosecute Bolsonaro

  

  A Brazilian Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) investigating the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia approved Wednesday, with 20 votes in favor and one abstention, a motion by case rapporteur Senator Eliziane Gama (PSD-MA) to indict former President Jair Bolsonaro and 60 other people, including five former ministers and eight generals, for attempting a coup d'état during the invasion of the headquarters of the three branches of government, Agencia Brasil reported.