| "You are not going to arrest people here," Brazil's senior army commander, Gen. Júlio César de Arruda, told new Justice Minister Flávio Dino in the hours after insurrectionists stormed the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Jan. 8, according to two officials who were present. Administration officials say Arruda's intervention gave hundreds of insurrectionists time to escape arrest, and authorities are investigating alleged collusion between security forces and rioters. |
| | | | | | | Must-read stories around major news events | | | Trending Now | Jan. 16, 5:58 p.m. EST | | | | | "You are not going to arrest people here," Brazil's senior army commander, Gen. Júlio César de Arruda, told new Justice Minister Flávio Dino in the hours after insurrectionists stormed the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Jan. 8, according to two officials who were present. Administration officials say Arruda's intervention gave hundreds of insurrectionists time to escape arrest, and authorities are investigating alleged collusion between security forces and rioters. | | | | | |
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