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| Brazil politician throws grenades at police in Rio de Janeiro state | Brazil politician throws grenades at police in Rio de Janeiro state |
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| A police car with a shattered windshield was towed away after Sunday's incident | A police car with a shattered windshield was towed away after Sunday's incident |
| A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. | A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. |
| Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before surrendering on Sunday. | Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before surrendering on Sunday. |
| A Supreme Court judge earlier ordered his detention for insulting Chief Justice Cármen Lucía. He was already under house arrest for threatening her. | A Supreme Court judge earlier ordered his detention for insulting Chief Justice Cármen Lucía. He was already under house arrest for threatening her. |
| Mr Bolsonaro reacted by saying those who fired at police should be arrested. | Mr Bolsonaro reacted by saying those who fired at police should be arrested. |
| The two officers were wounded by shrapnel from a grenade during the attack in Comendador Levy Gasparian, north of the state capital Rio de Janeiro. They were taken to hospital and later discharged. | The two officers were wounded by shrapnel from a grenade during the attack in Comendador Levy Gasparian, north of the state capital Rio de Janeiro. They were taken to hospital and later discharged. |
| Mr Jefferson, the 69-year-old former leader of the PTB political party, also fired a number of shots from a rifle, shattering the windshield of a police car. | Mr Jefferson, the 69-year-old former leader of the PTB political party, also fired a number of shots from a rifle, shattering the windshield of a police car. |
| Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered the politician to be detained on the grounds that he violated the conditions of house arrest. | Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered the politician to be detained on the grounds that he violated the conditions of house arrest. |
| Political tensions are high in Brazil ahead of Sunday's presidential election run-off between Mr Bolsonaro and left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. | Political tensions are high in Brazil ahead of Sunday's presidential election run-off between Mr Bolsonaro and left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. |
| Lula - who is still seen as the front-runner - fell short of the 50% of valid votes needed to prevent a run-off in the first round earlier this month. | Lula - who is still seen as the front-runner - fell short of the 50% of valid votes needed to prevent a run-off in the first round earlier this month. |
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| Jair Bolsonaro | |
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| Rio de Janeiro |