[HELP] An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com bionic InRelease: The following signatures were invalid

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The error while updating on Linux Mint:

An error occurred during the signature verification. 
The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. 
GPG error: https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com bionic InRelease: 
The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 4FE13824E3FFC656 
Brave Software <[email protected]>
Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository
'http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' 
doesn't support architecture 'i386'Failed to fetch 
https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/dists/bionic/InRelease  
The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 4FE13824E3FFC656 
Brave Software <[email protected]>
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I’ve tried to follow the advice here An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com bionic InRelease: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because

and give all the commands https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux with no success.

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cc @Mattches @sriram for assistance here since I’m not familiar with Linux.

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@overkill22,
You have to verify the new signing keys – please see this thread for more information:

If the above instructions do not resolve the issue please let me know and I’d be happy to assist you.

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Thanks, this solved the issue. I apologise I didn’t find the topic before posting.

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@overkill22,
No worries, happy to help!