An Argentine judge ordered the arrest of 61 people sought by Brazil for alleged involvement in the ransacking of its capital early last year, according to a local newspaper, just as the presidents of both countries head for a potentially awkward encounter at the G-20 summit.

Argentina's courts on Friday ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian nationals in Argentina facing jail sentences for their involvement in a January 2023 riot which saw supporters of Brazil's former

Argentina has ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian citizens wanted in their home country for participating in the 2023 storming of government buildings in Brasilia by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, an Argentine source said on Saturday.

Many Bolsanaro supporters are believed to have fled to Argentina following prosecutions for the Brasilia riots