President Fires Another 13 Officers Citing Coup Conspiracy

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has fired 13 more military officers in response to the Jan. 8 riots, reports the Anadolu Agency (Ankara).

On Wednesday, Lula dismissed the officers, who worked in the Institutional Security Cabinet, which oversees and assists the president in matters related to national security and defense.

Forty other soldiers were previously dismissed from their roles overseeing security for Lula at the president’s official residence, and 16 more were reassigned.

Lula has charged that supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro were aided by security forces during the riots and attacks on government buildings in Brasilia.

Bolsonaro is under investigation for his alleged role in the attacks.