Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Judge Edson Fachin on Monday (5) suspended the effectiveness of regulations and parts of decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro that facilitate access to arms and ammunition in Brazil.
Fachin said the start of the election campaign increases “the risk of political violence”.
He referred to “recent and unfortunate incidents of political violence.”
What exactly he meant by this remains open.
“In other words, the risk of political violence makes the issuance of the order extremely and extremely urgent,” he added.
Decisions are preliminary and must be reviewed by the full composition of the Court to confirm or reject. . .
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