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Failed Bomb Attack Targets Brazil's Supreme Court

A man detonated explosives outside Brazil's Supreme Court, raising security concerns ahead of the G20 summit.

  • The attacker, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, a former candidate for Jair Bolsonaro's party, died in the explosions.
  • Two blasts occurred outside the court in Brasilia, prompting an evacuation of justices and staff.
  • No other casualties were reported, but the incident has intensified scrutiny of far-right extremism in Brazil.
  • Authorities are investigating the attack as a potential act of terrorism, with possible links to previous political violence.
  • The explosions come days before the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, with heightened security measures in place.
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