Former Justice Minister of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro and former Secretary of Public Security of Brasilia Anderson Torres was arrested on Saturday after arriving in Brazil, a lawyer for the former official told Reuters.
Torres is accused of omission and collusion that would have facilitated the attacks of radical bolsonaristas last weekend at the headquarters of the three State powers in Brasilia.
Torres was on vacation in Orlando, the same city where former president Bolsonaro is locatedvery close to the ex-minister.
Torres’ arrest occurred after the director general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, pointed out “the various omissions, in theory intentional, practiced by those responsible for public security in the Federal District and that contributed to the practice of acts terrorists” of January 8.
Upon learning of the preventive detention order against him, Torres said on Twitter on Tuesday that he would interrupt his vacation and return to Brazil to appear before Justice.
Justice Minister Flavio Dino had given Torres until Monday to return, since otherwise he would start extradition proceedings.
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