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Ramon SAHMKOW

UNCOVERED: Bolsonaro to surrender passport as brazil probes coup - Caught on Camera

Brazilian former president Jair Bolsonaro will surrender his passport amid ongoing probes over the January 8, 2023 invastion of the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court (Credit: AFP)

Brazilian police carried out dozens of raids Thursday targeting suspects accused of orchestrating an invasion of the seat of power last year, including far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, whose lawyer confirmed he would surrender his passport.

Federal police said they were carrying out numerous search and seizure operations and executing four arrest warrants in an effort to target a "criminal organization involved in the attempted coup" -- a reference to Bolsonaro supporters' invasion of the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court on January 8, 2023.

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