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Brazil’s Lula fires army commander in wake of riots

Brazil’s Lula fires army commander in wake of riots

WASHINGTON: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday fired the head of the country’s army, Gen Julio Cesar de Arruda, two weeks after election-related riots gripped the country’s capital, administration officials said.Lula made the decision after meeting Friday with Arruda and the commanders of the other military branches -- Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno of the Air Force and Marcos Sampaio Olsen, United Press International (UPI) cited local media Folha de Sao Paulo.Lula sought to have the head of the Presidential Guard Battalion removed in response to actions during the Jan 8 riots, but Arruda wanted an investigation to take place first.Brazil’s security forces have taken more than 1,200 people into custody since far-right supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the congressional building, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia on Jan 8. The protesters sought to overthrow Lula, who was sworn in to office Jan 1.Lula, a left-wing politician who prev

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