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Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutionsThe far-right storming of Brazil’s supreme court, congress and presidential palace was a “grotesque and failed assault” on…
Sunday’s insurrection by supporters of far-right ex-president was organised first on private messaging networks, experts sayThe role of social media platforms and messaging apps in Sunday’s political violence in Brasília is under the spotlight after ex…
“They will not succeed in destroying Brazilian democracy. We need to say that fully, with all firmness and conviction,” said the Justice Minister.
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with police as they storm the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023 © AP / Eraldo PeresSource: RTThe newly-inaugurated Brazilian president has declared a state of emerge…
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro storm the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia, January 8, 2023 © AP / Eraldo PeresSource: RTWorld leaders express their solidarity with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government The …
Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former president of Brazil, had for months sought to undermine the results of an election that he lost, in much the same manner that Donald J. Trump did after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
President Lula denounces ‘fanatical fascists’ and announces federal security intervention after Bolsonaro supporters storm political buildings in capitalLive news: the massed attack in BrasíliaFull report: Bolsonaro supporters storm congress, president…
The former president of Brazil upended political norms as a far-right populist.
Watch key moments of rioters attacking Brazil’s Congress, Presidential offices and the Supreme Court.
Backers of former President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked government offices, denouncing what they falsely claim was a rigged election. Hundreds were arrested.