Jair Bolsonaro is being investigated by Brazil's Supreme Court over a fan riot

On January 8, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Three Powers Square in Brasilia, Brazil, smashing windows and ransacking the presidential palace, the National Congress and the Supreme Court

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro destroy a window of Brazil's Supreme Court - which has decided to investigate the former leader's role in the riots (

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Brazil's Supreme Court is set to investigate whether former President Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country's Congress, high court and presidential offices.

The confirmation is a rapid escalation in the investigation that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.

Judge Alexandre de Moraes granted a request from the attorney general's office to include Bolsonaro in the broader investigation, citing a video the former president posted on Facebook two days after the riot.< /p>

He claimed that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not legitimately elected, but rather chosen by the Supreme Court and the Electoral Authority of Brazil.

Bolsonaro's term ended on December 31 (

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Although Bolsonaro posted the video after the riot and deleted it that morning, its content was enough to warrant an investigation into his...