Police Raids on Brazilian Lawmakers Spark Concerns Over Political Persecution

Published on January 27, 2024

CURITIBA—Brazilian federal investigators, within a span of less than ten days, raided the offices and homes of two right-wing lawmakers. The congressmen targeted, Deputy Carlos Jordy and Deputy Alexandre Ramagem, are both staunch allies of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who lost to socialist Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections.  Mr. Jordy, a notable opposition figure in Congress, became a focal point of investigations after a protester involved in Jan. 8, 2023, riots at key government buildings referred to him in a text message exchange as “my leader” and wrote that he had the power to “block it all.” The search warrant executed by the Federal Police was based on an alleged “anti-democratic” conspiracy against the state. ...

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