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Police Raids Wagner; Bolsonaro Pushes Tough Crime Laws Ahead Election

6/21/2026

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Police executed 18 warrants in Brasília, Bahia and São Paulo targeting Jaques Wagner.
The probe entangles Brazil’s left and right, raising stakes for October election.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks sponsorship for a film about his father and proposes new prisons, lowering the age of responsibility to 16, and labeling gangs as terrorists.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered solidarity to Wagner when Wagner denied benefits and said it is clean.

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Police executed 18 warrants in Brasília, Bahia and São Paulo targeting Jaques Wagner.
The probe entangles Brazil’s left and right, raising stakes for October election.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks sponsorship for a film about his father and proposes new prisons, lowering the age of responsibility to 16, and labeling gangs as terrorists.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered solidarity to Wagner when Wagner denied benefits and said it is clean.