neither carlos bolsonaro, nor his father have so far commented.r brazilian president, i spoke with our south america correspondent ione wells. thank you forjoining us. talk us through what happened today with those raids. today police raided the home of carlos bolsonaro, the son of the former president bolsonaro, into an investigation that is looking into allegations of illegal spying. now, the allegations centre around accusations that the state intelligence agency, during bolsonaro's presidency, used an israeli software to spy on the political opponents of president bolsonaro, including tracking, geolocating data on their mobile phones, for example. now, they had formally raided the offices and homes of the intelligence chief under bolsonaro. now, they're centring that investigation on his inner circle, particularly, yes, his son, carlos bolsonaro. carlos is sort of a social media guru for his father, he is someone ho was famous for his strong online campaigns in support of his father's politics, but really fierce online criticism of his father'

carlos bolsonaro, his son, subjected to these raids today, is also accused of running a false fake newsor eight years, and is facing investigations into whether for example he incited some of the riots that took place last year, after he lost the election in brazil. so there's a number of kind of legal battles his family are facing at the moment. but that certainly hasn't deterred some of his supporters, who in his words, feel this is part of a stitch—up against him and the right—wing politics that he represented. let's turn to some important news around the world. south africa's ruling anc party has suspended former presidentjacob zuma after he gave his backing to a rival group for this year's national elections. it's the latest sign of strain between mr zuma and current leader cyril ramaphosa. mr zuma's nine years as president were rocked by scandal. an official inquiry said the former president placed the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country. italy's prime minister has proposed a partnership with african countries on energy, investment, and migration. at a su

police in brazil raided a holiday home linked to carlos bolsonaro, one of the sons of former presidentjairbolsonaro were spied on illegally by the brazilian intelligence service during his time in office. the former president was staying at the residence with his sons before police arrived. south africa's ruling anc party has suspended former presidentjacob zuma after he gave his backing to a rival group for this year's national elections. it's the latest sign of strain between mr zuma and current leader cyril ramaphosa. mr zuma's nine years as president were rocked by scandal. an official inquiry said the former president placed the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country. french farmers have blocked highways near paris and across the country as part of continuing protests against falling incomes, high inflation, and competition from imports. french authorities say 15,000 police have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and the big cities. the protests follow similar demonstrations in other european countries, including germany and poland. finally,