'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

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No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo’s law college on Monday afternoon.We represent Brazil.” Bolsonaro eyes return to Brazil as US stay pressures Biden Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising Authorities probe who was behind uprising in Brazil capital Protesters’ push for accountability evokes memories of an amnesty law that for decades has protected military members accused of abuse and murder during the country’s 1964-85 dictatorship.“That is the lesson we should have learned from the end of the military dictatorship, when Brazil opted not to punish the regime’s killers and torturers.” Brazilian police on Monday had already rounded up roughly 1,500 rioters.Justice minister Flávio Dino vowed to prosecute those who acted behind the scenes to summon supporters on social media and finance their transport on charges involving organized crime, staging a coup, and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.Results from the election, the closest since Brazil’s return to democracy, were quickly recognized by politicians across the spectrum, including some Bolsonaro allies, as well as dozens of other governments."

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