Brazil issues arrest warrants for security chiefs after pro-Bolsonaro riots

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Most detainees releasedThe security forces in Brasilia have come under stinging attack over how they responded initially to the riot.Justice Minister Flavio Dino said around 50 arrest warrants had been issued for people not caught in the act of pillaging and for others not present but accused of organizing the attack."Let's recover the country from hatred and disunity," added the 77-year-old former trade unionist, who took office on January 1 for his third term as president after defeating Bolsonaro in the deeply divisive election.Some people put their arms outside the vehicles with clenched fists -- a symbol of resistance -- or making the "V" victory sign.Lula, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, met with the leaders of both houses of Congress and the chief justice of the Supreme Court on Monday."

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