More than 1,200 people have been formally arrested and are being charged in relation to the riot at Brazil’s Congress.
Authorities have five days to charge suspects who have been formally arrested.
In total, more than 1,500 people were detained after the riot.
Concerns about potential further protests have prompted a large security forces deployment in Brazil’s capital.
Brazilian Federal Police sources say those being formally charged are being held at the force’s academy in Brasilia – where most of the arrested were taken after the riot – and some have been moved to other facilities. END
