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Supporters of outgoing president Bolsonaro clash with police in Brasilia
Supporters of Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro clash with police, setting fire to several vehicles and allegedly trying to storm the headquarters of the Federal Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, December 12, 2022
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SUPPORTERS of departing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with police in the capital city Brasilia on Monday.

The protesters set fire to several vehicles and tried to invade the capital’s federal police headquarters.

Brasilia’s public security secretariat said in a statement that clashes broke out after police carried out an arrest warrant. 

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