Brazil's Supreme Court orders arrest of Bolsonaro's ex-justice minister, source says

Published 01/10/2023, 03:34 PM
Updated 01/10/2023, 03:37 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Minister of Justice and Public Security Anderson Torres walks on the day of a news conference at Headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Minister of Justice and Public Security Anderson Torres walks on the day of a news conference at Headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the arrest of former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who served under former President Jair Bolsonaro and who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during Sunday's invasion of government buildings, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Torres, who was removed from office on Sunday, is currently in the United States, raising questions about his next move. The Supreme Court said it could not confirm the arrest warrant.

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