Brazilian federal prosecutors are suing the government, seeking an injunction to...
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the event"Nacao Caixa" of Caixa Economica Federal Bank in Brasilia, Brazil May 10. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
In their lawsuit, prosecutors argued Bolsonaro’s executive order represented legislative overreach by the executive, broke with provisions of the current Disarmament Statute and “endangered the public safety of all Brazilians.” Last week, Bolsonaro signed a decree to ease restrictions on gun imports and increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy. An earlier executive order signed by Bolsonaro had eased restrictions for collectors, marksmen and hunters, for example allowing them to carry loaded guns to shooting clubs.
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