The Argentine National Refugee Commission confirmed to the Herald that the government is evaluating asylum requests from more than 100 Brazilian citizens in Argentina, some of whom are accused of participating in a 2023 attempted coup in Brasilia.

A source close to the matter said in an interview that Brazil’s judiciary aims to extradite at least 60 of them, in a move that could potentially further strain the relationship between both countries.

On January 8, 2023, following Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat in the 2022 presidential elections, a mob of his supporters attacked three federal government buildings in Brasilia, protesting against newly elected President Lula Da Silva.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice and electoral authority Alexandre de Moraes considers the attack an attempted coup. The Brazilian judiciary has already convicted 86 people on charges ranging from vandalism to insurrection. Bolsonaro himself is being investigated as........

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