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Brazil judge suspends easing of gun laws, citing election violence fears

RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday temporarily suspended several provisions implemented by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that allowed people to buy weapons, citing a “risk of political violence” during the electoral campaign. “The start of the election campaign exacerbates the risk of political violence,” which “makes the need to restrict access to weapons and ammunition extremely and exceptionally urgent,” Justice Edson Fachin wrote. Fachin said […]