Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse

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Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice says that the explosion outside the court in Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions.

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Security camera footage from the Supreme Court, obtained by television network Globo, shows the suspect approaching a statue outside the Supreme Court. As a guard nears, the man throws an explosive and retreats a few steps, then throws a second device and an explosion follows. Finally, the suspect ignites a third device near to himself, causing his death.

Bolsonaro has railed against the Supreme Court in the past and specifically focused his ire on de Moraes.

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