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December 27, 2022

Bolsonaro Supporter Charged with Bomb Plot Aimed at Stopping Inauguration of Lula
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Brazil's incoming justice minister says security will be tightened for
the New Year's Day inauguration of President-elect Lula da Silva, after
authorities stopped an alleged bomb plot over the weekend. George
Washington de Oliveira Sousa, a 54-year-old businessman and supporter of
outgoing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, was arrested on terrorism
charges Saturday. He's accused of attempting to set off a bomb near the
airport in the capital, Brasília. Local police say the suspect confessed
that he intended to "start chaos" ahead of Lula's inauguration to
"prevent the establishment of communism in Brazil."


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