Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Edson Fachin on Monday (5) suspended the effectiveness of regulations and parts of decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro that facilitate access to weapons and ammunition in Brazil.
Fachin said that the start of the election campaign increases the "risk of political violence."
He referred to "recent and regrettable incidents of political violence".
What exactly he meant by this remains open.
"In other words, the risk of political violence makes granting the injunction extremely and exceptionally urgent," he added.
The decisions are preliminary and must be reviewed by the full Court to affirm or reject . . .
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