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Brazilian police are investigating a possible bomb placed in a backpack near the Supreme Court in Brasília, reported on October 1, days before the country's presidential elections. A suspect was arrested after attempting to throw the bag at the court and jumping its fences; security measures were heightened with patrol cars and pending inspection by a bomb squad. The incident occurs amid tense election campaigning between incumbent leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who will face each other in the first round on October 4.

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Brazilian police are investigating a possible bomb placed in a backpack outside the Supreme Court, which is Brazil's highest tribunal, after an incident reported on October 1. The suspect was arrested and had attempted to breach court fences before throwing the bag near a bus stop. An AFP journalist noted around a dozen patrol cars at the scene as a bomb squad arrived for inspection.

This event occurred three days prior to presidential elections, amid tense campaigning in Latin America’s largest democracy, where leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is narrowly ahead of his right-wing rival, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, according to polls. The Supreme Court faces criticism from the political right due to its conviction of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio's father, for plotting a coup in 2025.

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Brazil probing possible bomb placed outside Supreme Court AI generated BRASILIA – Brazilian police are investigating a possible bomb placed in a backpack thrown outside the Supreme Court, the country’s highest tribunal reported on Oct 1, three days before presidential elections begin.

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🔮 A bomb squad was on its way, military police reported, and spokesperson Raphael Broocke told AFP a “rigorous procedure to inspect the object” would take place.

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elections → probe → Oct

The suspect, who was arrested, “tried to jump the court’s fences” and “threw a backpack on top of a bus stop,” the court said in a statement. asserted

court → arrest → statement

Police restricted access to the site, where an AFP journalist observed around a dozen patrol cars. asserted

journalist → restrict → cars

A bomb squad was on its way, military police reported, and spokesperson Raphael Broocke told AFP a “rigorous procedure to inspect the object” would take place. asserted

procedure → report → place

Election campaigning in Latin America’s largest democracy has been tense, with polls showing a dead heat between leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential run-off. asserted

polls → show → off

The pair will face off in a first-round vote on Oct 4, with Lula projected as slightly ahead of his right-wing rival. asserted

Lula → face → rival

The Supreme Court is highly criticised by the political right, notably for the 2025 conviction of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro – Flavio’s father – for plotting a coup. asserted

Court → criticise → coup

The institution has also become embroiled in a massive fraud scandal that has dominated the final weeks of the presidential campaign. asserted

that → embroil → campaign

A man killed himself in a suicide bombing in front of the tribunal in November 2024. asserted

man → kill → November

The court was also a target during right-wing rioting on Jan 8, 2023, when Jair Bolsonaro supporters stormed several buildings hosting branches of government. asserted

supporters → storm → government

The Supreme Court later deemed the event an attempted coup against Lula’s presidential victory over Bolsonaro senior that year. asserted

event → deem → Bolsonaro

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