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Supporters of the right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in Brazil's capital on Sunday.

The scenes mirror that of the Jan. The incoming administration had previously downplayed fears of Bolsonaro, a populist in the mold of former U.S. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. There is no precedent in the history of the country what they did today. Swarms of the Bolsonaro supporters, known as "Bolsonaristas," were seen charging past security barriers and clashing with police who appeared to be using pepper spray against them.

Lula orders federal government to take control of policing in Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency.

We categorically condemn the assault on the congress of Brazil and call for an immediate return to democratic normality.” The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said: “We condemn the attacks on Brazil’s Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court today. During his tumultuous four-year administration, Bolsonaro repeatedly hinted that a military takeover might be in the works and battled to undermine Brazil’s internationally respected electronic voting system. Just before Christmas another extremist Bolsonaro supporter was arrested and allegedly confessed to a plot to bomb Brasília’s airport in an attempt to spark turmoil that might justify a military coup. President @LulaOficial can count on the unconditional support of France.” TV footage showed dozens of people handcuffed and lying on the ground watched over by law enforcement officers. “The three buildings have been invaded by coup-mongering terrorists.” Lula said capital law enforcement bodies showed “incompetence, bad faith or malice” and promised swift action. Videos posted on social media showed fires burning inside the congress building. We join World leaders were quick to condemn the upheaval, which Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, denounced as a “disgraceful” and “cowardly and vile attack on democracy”. Calling those who took part in the attacks “vandals, neo-fascists and fanatics”, Lula ordered a federal intervention in the capital, bringing policing under the control of the central government.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential ...

“Local security forces in Brasilia failed in a systematic way to prevent and to respond to extremist actions in the city. “Brazilian authorities had two years to learn the lessons from the Capitol invasion and to prepare themselves for something similar in Brazil,” said Maurício Santoro, political science professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Earlier videos on social media showed a limited presence of the capital’s military police; one showed officers standing by as people flooded into Congress, with one using his phone to record images. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly tweeted: “The violent attempts to undermine democracy in Brazil are unjustifiable. The incident recalled the Jan 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. The former president has repeatedly sparred with Supreme Court justices, and the room where they convene was trashed by the rioters.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential ...

And the new federal authorities, such as the ministers of justice and of defence, were not able to act in a decisive way." Earlier videos on social media showed a limited presence of the capital's military police; one showed officers standing by as people flooded into Congress, with one using his phone to record images. He promised those officers would be punished and expelled from the corps. About 6.30pm local time, less than four hours after the storming, security forces were shown on television backing protesters away from the Supreme Court and marching them down a ramp to the presidential palace with their hands secured behind their backs. "Local security forces in Brasilia failed in a systematic way to prevent and to respond to extremist actions in the city. They sprayed fire hoses inside the Congress building and ransacked offices at the presidential palace.

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's former rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday stormed the nation's Congress, supreme court and presidential palace ...

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Supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who are calling on the military to take control of the country, broke into three government ...

"I look forward to continuing to work with [@LulaOficial](https://mobile.twitter.com/LulaOficial)." [said Flávio Dino](https://twitter.com/OGloboPolitica/status/1612242765139648513?s=20&t=xg2LY_G4ur9GmfeIcctqxw), the minister of justice and public security. The scenes mirrored that of the Jan. "Brazilian democracy will prevail over violence and extremism," President @LulaOficial can count on France's unwavering support." Bolsonaro, a populist in the mold of former U.S. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. He also blamed a lack of security for the events. There is no precedent in the history of the country what they did today. He also rejected da Silva's comments that he bore some responsibility for the attack, saying those claims lacked evidence. "Democracy guarantees the right to free expression, but it also requires people to respect institutions. Swarms of Bolsonaro supporters, known as "Bolsonaristas," were seen charging past security barriers and clashing with police who appeared to be using pepper spray against them.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential ...

And the new federal authorities, such as the ministers of justice and of defence, were not able to act in a decisive way." Earlier videos on social media showed a limited presence of the capital's military police; one showed officers standing by as people flooded into Congress, with one using his phone to record images. He promised those officers would be punished and expelled from the corps. About 6.30pm local time, less than four hours after the storming, security forces were shown on television backing protesters away from the Supreme Court and marching them down a ramp to the presidential palace with their hands secured behind their backs. "Local security forces in Brasilia failed in a systematic way to prevent and to respond to extremist actions in the city. They sprayed fire hoses inside the Congress building and ransacked offices at the presidential palace.

President Lula denounces 'fanatical fascists' and announces federal security intervention after Bolsonaro supporters storm political buildings in capital.

“Nearly two years to the day, the US Capitol was attacked by fascists, we see fascist movements abroad attempt to do the same in Brazil.” In a press conference, Lula blamed Bolsonaro and complained about a lack of security in the capital, saying authorities had allowed “fascists” and “fanatics” to wreak havoc. “The US must cease granting refuge to Bolsonaro in Florida,” Ocasio-Cortez said, as she compared the protests to the 6 January storming of the US Capitol. De Moraes wrote that the attacks “could only have happened with the acquiescence, or even direct involvement, of public security and intelligence authorities”. The sight of thousands of yellow-and-green clad protesters running riot in the capital capped months of tension after the 30 October vote. Bolsonaro responded to Sunday’s attacks with social media posts defending his record in government while saying invasion of public buildings crossed the line.

Joe Biden says the situation in Brazil is 'outrageous' as presidents across South American denounce attack on democracy.

The organisation released a statement calling the storming “an abhorrent attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions by people who are seeking to deny the right of Brazilians to vote for and elect the leaders of their choice, including by urging military intervention”. Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined,” Biden said on Twitter. Bolsonaro flew out of Brazil on the eve of Lula’s inauguration and is currently in Florida. The United States should not be a refuge for this authoritarian who has inspired domestic terrorism in Brazil”, he said. Venezuela president Nicola Maduro said he rejects “the violence generated by Bolsonaro’s neo-fascist groups which have assaulted Brazil’s democratic institutions. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US condemns any effort to undermine democracy in Brazil.

Assault on government buildings drew immediate parallels to the January 6, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters.

Capitol, and President Joe Biden’s administration condemned the “assault on democracy.” President @LulaOficial won and has the support of the democratic world, including Poland!” Reuters [reported](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-top-court-removes-brasilia-governor-over-pro-bolsonaro-riots-2023-01-09/) that Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to block accounts of those spreading anti-democratic propaganda, and ruled that the protestors’ camps outside military bases should be removed within 24 hours and roads and buildings should be unblocked. Full support for President @LulaOficial Da Silva, democratically elected by millions of Brazilians through fair and free elections,” European Council President Charles Michel The protesters who overran the congress, presidential palace and the supreme court buildings reject the results of the October election that saw Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro for the Brazilian presidency. My full support to President @LulaOficial, who was elected freely and fairly.”

Brazilian assets may be hit by fresh volatility on Monday after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed key government buildings, ...

Isaac Sidney, head of banking industry group Febraban, called for "firm reaction" against the actions. "The end of polarization seems to be far and may drain the new government's energy," Lacerda said. But that may be reversed if the institutions show unity against the Brasilia invaders, she added. Carla Argenta, chief economist at CM Capital, points out that the Brazilian rioters were helped by lenient law enforcement in Brasilia, something that didn't happen in the U.S. Bruno Komura, analyst at asset manager Ouro Preto, expects a bad initial reaction in markets, with interest rates rising and the currency and stock exchange falling. MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian assets may be hit by fresh volatility on Monday after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed key government buildings, echoing the U.S.

Brazil's currency on Monday weakened roughly 1% against the dollar in early spot trading after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the ...

"As day-to day government work resumes, attention should go back to the macro issues that have been top of mind." [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) [(.BVSP)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.BVSP)

While much has been said about Bolsonaro's loss, this is more about the man he lost to - Lula.

Since he lost the elections in October, Mr Bolsonaro has gone very quiet. The Security Secretary of Brasilia, Anderson Torres, was also dismissed over yesterday's events. It's no secret that many security forces are more on the side of Mr Bolsonaro than Lula.

Brazilian stocks are expected to plunge on Monday after supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings on Sunday in ...

"Peaceful demonstrations, in accordance with the law, are part of democracy. In a tweet Sunday night, U.S. In a press conference, Lula said the government was hunting the riot's financiers. President Joe Biden condemned what he called "the assault on democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil." "The coup plotters who promoted the destruction of public property in Brasilia are being identified and will be punished," Lula said in a tweet Sunday night, vowing to resume work in the palace on Monday. - "The coup plotters who promoted the destruction of public property in Brasilia are being identified and will be punished," Lula said in a tweet, vowing to resume work in the palace on Monday.

The invasion of Brazil's presidential palace, congress and supreme court by a mob of several thousand supporters of far-right former president Jair ...

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On an extraordinary day of political violence, rioters ransacked Brazil's institutional sites as part of a failed attempt to overthrow Lula's government.

6 invasion of the U.S. "I condemn the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil," U.S. Jimena Blanco, head of Americas at Verisk Maplecroft, said there were many similarities between the attack on strategic sites in Brazil's capital and the Jan. The 77-year-old former metalworker was released in 2019 and his criminal convictions were later annulled, paving the way for him to seek a return to office. - Jimena Blanco, head of Americas at Verisk Maplecroft, said there were many similarities between the attack on strategic sites in Brazil's capital and the Jan. [Street Signs Europe](https://www.cnbc.com/street-signs-europe/)" on Monday. "Now, we do have a very fractured country," she continued. "Brazil's democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined. Brazil's security forces have regained control of the country's political institutions and Brasilia governor Ibaneis Rocha said more than 400 people had been arrested as of Sunday evening. Capitol](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/22/trump-capitol-riot-jan-6-committee-issues-final-report.html) by supporters of former President Donald Trump two years ago. Chilean President Gabriel Boric described the attack on Brazil's institutions as a "cowardly and vile attack on democracy." - Chilean President Gabriel Boric described the attack on Brazil's institutions as a "cowardly and vile attack on democracy."

Mr Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, was just one of several key allies of Donald Trump who followed the same strategy used to cast doubt on the ...

6 rioters" in a tweet. and claiming to have contacts inside the country. The accounts had previously been banned. The day before the Capitol riot, Mr Bannon told his podcast listeners: "All hell is going to break loose tomorrow." He promoted the hashtag #BrazilianSpring, and continued to encourage opposition even after Mr Bolsonaro himself appeared to accept the results. Brazilians know this," he wrote repeatedly on the social media site Gettr.

On January 8, thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro flocked to the center of government in Brazil's capital and invaded Congress, ...

Security force personnel have been firm supporters of the former president, and easy prey to those who try to convince followers of the odd concept that a coup would save democracy. The bolsonaristas who vandalized the headquarters of the three powers sought to present a show of force against Lula. Lula has now a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to crush radical opposition and achieve the national legitimacy that the bolsonaristas sought to challenge. Everyone was aware, and about 100 buses did arrive in Brasilia to join the protesters that had been camping outside army headquarters since October 30. The tropical version of January 6 in the U.S. The aftermath of the attacks in Brasília will no doubt occupy significant bandwidth of both the government and the public debate, reducing the time and energy Lula can dedicate to the numerous other pressing issues Brazil faces, particularly in the economic realm. Perhaps the only unexpected element was the timing: Rather than between the runoff and inauguration, the attack occurred a week after Lula was sworn in as president. Congress and the Supreme Court were in recess, and President Lula was visiting a town affected by recent rains, so no officials were present in any of the buildings. However, the terrorist acts in Brasilia may become Lula’s greatest opportunity to expand his power and corner bolsonarismo against a wall. Given his self-imposed exile in Florida, and relative silence since losing the election, the race to succeed him as the leader of Brazil’s conservative movement will now gain even more momentum. military was always loyal to the Constitution in 2020-21, the political leanings of the Brazilian armed forces and police are much more ambiguous. The possibility of a purge, especially if members of the security forces are found to have aided the rioters behind the scenes, as early reports suggest, could destabilize Brazilian politics in coming months.

Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they 'stand by' democratic institutions.

Some radicals had fled after Sunday’s chaos and soldiers removed what remained, leaving scores of tents and plastic sheeting blowing in the wind. Some stragglers hauled backpacks away under the watchful eye of troops. At least 1,200 people were arrested, according to the Folha de S Paulo newspaper. At a news conference late on Sunday, he said that forensic evidence including fingerprints and photographs would be used to hold people to account. As President Lula put it, democracy requires people to respect the institutions.” “They will not succeed in destroying Brazilian democracy.

Former president hospitalised in Florida where he has been living in self-imposed exile since leaving office.

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The Brazilian president, who has declared emergency powers, is vowing to punish those involved.

Bolsonaro supporters created camps in cities across Brazil, some of them outside the military barracks. "I voted for Bolsonaro but I don't agree with what they're doing," Daniel Lacerda, 21, told the BBC. His convictions were later annulled, after initially being sentenced to more than nine years. On Monday, he was admitted to hospital in Florida with abdominal pain. Protesters had been gathering since the morning on the lawns in front of the parliament and up and down the kilometre of the Esplanada avenue, which is lined with government ministries and national monuments. Justice Alexandre de Moraes accused him of failing to prevent the riot and of being "painfully silent" in the face of the attack.

When thousands of rioters ransacked Brazil's monumental government buildings on Sunday, political leaders condemned the grave attack on the country's ...

"The value of what was destroyed is incalculable because of the history it represents. The artwork was found soaked in water after rioters had flooded the floor using fire hydrants. But the three buildings also held a rich collection of art, some of which suffered irreparable damage. "The other is on display at the Palace of Versailles, but is half the size of the piece that was completely destroyed by the invaders", the government said in a statement. This is its historical value", the Director of Curatorship of the Presidential Palaces, Rogério Carvalho, said. The government said the table was used as a barricade by the rioters.

Brazilian authorities vowed on Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the ...

The expectation was that the federal district’s government was going to mount a response to protect the capital. He said that the so-called “fascist fanatics,” as well as those who financed their activities, must be punished, and also accused Bolsonaro of encouraging their uprising. And videos showed limited presence of the capital’s military police. The political system will want to isolate that radical movement and move away from it,” said Mario Sérgio Lima, political analyst at Medley Advisors. The leader of Bolsonaro’s own party called the uprising “an embarrassment.” “Today’s sad episodes represent yet another attempt to destabilise democracy and demonstrate that the authoritarian, populist radicalism of Brazil’s extreme right remains active under the command of former President Bolsonaro, the ‘Trump of Latin America.’” Dino, the justice minister, referred to the encampments as incubators of terrorism. Two days before Lula’s January1 inauguration, Bolsonaro flew to the US and took up temporary residence in Orlando, Florida. Results from Brazil’s election — the closest in over three decades — were quickly recognised by politicians across the spectrum, including some Bolsonaro allies, as well as dozens of governments. Justice Minister Flávio Dino told reporters that police have begun tracking those who paid for the buses that transported protesters to the capital. The protesters swarmed into Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday. The monumental buildings’ interiors were left in states of ruin.

The insurrection grew out of weeks of protests by extremist Bolsonaro supporters camped outside military bases calling for a coup. The loyalties of the Brasília ...

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Brazilian authorities arrested over 1000 people following Sunday's assault on top government buildings by supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, ...

On Monday, Lula met with congressional and Supreme Court leaders in a show of unity. [said on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stories/michellebolsonaro/3012092944613514280/?hl=en) that her husband was in a hospital under observation with abdominal pain related to a stabbing in 2018. The State Department would not comment on Bolsonaro's visa status but its spokesperson Ned Price said anyone entering on a visa for foreign officials needs to leave the U.S. From there, a sea of thousands of protesters, donning the yellow and green national colors, marched out of the compound toward Brasília's Three Powers Square. [reported to be on a U.S. They set fires, smashed windows, trashed furniture and damaged artwork. Chanting "God, country, family and liberty," they moved down the large boulevard, escorted by only a few police. It also said Lula accepted an invitation to visit Washington for "in-depth consultations" in early February. "They will not succeed in destroying Brazilian democracy. "We will not accept the path of criminality to carry out political fights in Brazil." [more than 1,000 people](https://twitter.com/radiobandnewsfm/status/1612528800478158848) and [cleared the encampment](https://twitter.com/ricardocappelli/status/1612477211952422912) outside the military compound. [supporters ransacked](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147757260/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazil-congress-lula) the nation's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential office on Sunday, leaving a path of destruction, in stunning scenes reminiscent of the Jan.

The former Brazilian president has taken up residence in Florida, and some Democrats are calling for his visa to be revoked.

Torres, who was fired on Sunday, claimed to be there on a family holiday and to have had no contact with Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro could then try to fight extradition and seek asylum in US courts, potentially triggering a prolonged legal battle. Bolsonaro arrived in Florida on 30 December when he was still president, in which case he could have entered on an A-1 visa reserved for foreign leaders. On Monday he was reported to have been admitted to hospital, complaining of “severe abdominal pains”. “Governor DeSantis and former president Trump’s presence at Mar-a-Lago have both made Florida a place where these things seem to happen, so I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the planning for this had happened in Florida.” “We stand with Brazil as it safeguards its democratic institutions.

As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to ...

Many more come as visitors, with 830,000 Brazilians travelling to central Florida in 2019, the third largest international market for the area. Rodrigo Constantino, a right-wing Brazilian commentator who lives in Florida, says he sees parallels between Bolsonaro’s support in the state and the re-election triumph of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Alongside a list of other Latin American notables, they’ve camped out in both modest homes and elaborate mansions and, in the case of Noriega, a Miami prison cell, where he served 17 years on drug charges. “I will always support him,” said 31-year-old Rafael Silva, who left Brazil eight years ago and now installs flooring in central Florida, where he stood outside Bolsonaro’s rental home Monday. By early afternoon, the handful of supporters in yellow jerseys dissipated as word spread that the divisive, hard-right leader was hospitalised with abdominal pain. He signed autographs, hugged children and took selfies with adoring masses, some sporting “Make Brazil Great Again” shirts.

They come after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the heart of the Brazilian state.

Mr Biden was sworn in that day after defeating Mr Trump in presidential elections the previous November. Bolsonaro supporters created camps in cities across Brazil, some of them outside the military barracks. "I don't agree with what happened in Brasília - it was a nightmare. There were also chants of "Prison for Bolsonaro". A part of Paulista Avenue, Brazil's most famous street, was blocked off as crowds filled the area, singing, dancing and chanting for justice. On Monday, he was admitted to hospital in Florida with abdominal pain.

Under the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro, Funai's officials said they were “forced to not fulfill our mission” regarding Indigenous peoples' ...

Joenia Wapichana called on Indigenous people to take advantage of this new phase in Brazil, under President Lula, to strengthen the Indigenous cause. “And today, Funai is here, as a whole, even if it is in pieces,” said Joenia Wapichana, the first Indigenous person to head Funai. If you want to post a public comment, you can do that at the bottom of the page. “There are many who supported the Bolsonaro government, who also had a hand in everything that happened,” she went on. [request to create a commission](https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra;jsessionid=node0b43sutckqtms15s3n2dovywuv16657242.node0?codteor=2185681&filename=REQ+1032/2022) in Congress to investigate the murders. It also marked the start of a “new era” for the institution, whose formal name was changed that day from the National Indian Foundation to the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples — a request from Native peoples leaders accepted by Lula. “And it was through the ancestral chant that we sustained many struggles.” Before accepting President Lula’s invitation to such a “challenging” position, she said she asked for a meeting with him accompanied by Indigenous leaders. And we didn’t let Funai fall apart like that,” Sonia Guajajara said, highlighting the role of Joenia Wapichana — the first ever Indigenous woman elected to Brazil’s Congress — to hamper this provisional measure from being approved. “Today, a new era begins,” announced Sonia Guajajara, who was sworn in as minister the previous day during Lula’s inauguration. “They took over Funai to work from inside Funai against Indigenous rights.” BRASÍLIA, Brazil — “We, civil servants, are reopening Funai to Indigenous peoples,” anthropologist Janete Carvalho announced in a recent act at the headquarters of Brazil’s federal agency for Indigenous affairs.

The United States has not received any official requests from the Brazilian government regarding the status of former President Jair Bolsonaro after his ...

officials are not in direct contact with Bolsonaro, who is believed to be in suburban Orlando, Florida, after flying to Florida "If that is no longer the case, it's incumbent on that particular individual to solicit a change in their status to a different kind of visa, whether that person may be eligible for a tourist visa, a business visa or what have you." It is incumbent on a person who entered the United States on an "A" visa reserved for diplomats and heads of state to depart the country within 30 days or apply for a change of immigration status if they are no longer engaged in official business, Price said. Price added that if an individual has no basis on which to be in the United States, they would be subject to removal by the Department of Homeland Security. National security adviser Jake Sullivan, in Mexico City with President Joe Biden for a U.S.-Mexico-Canada summit, told reporters it appeared that democratic institutions in Brazil were holding. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

He was admitted on Monday for abdominal “discomfort” related to injuries from a 2018 knife attack during a political rally, Michelle Bolsonaro wrote in a post ...

The former leader has been hospitalized several times over the years due to his injury. Five civil servants were authorized to accompany him to Miami between January 1 and 30, 2023. An ally of the former president told CNN Brasil that the former President is hospitalized in the Orlando, Florida area, and that he had been feeling discomfort on Sunday night.

Sunday's attack (local time) by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro drew immediate parallels with the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

Garman said Bolsonaro's hand may have been checked by Brazil's supreme court, which has been aggressively penalising misinformation about the election to the point of censoring social media accounts and news reports that it found misleading. In Brasilia, the protest occurred on a Sunday (local time), when few were in government offices and Bolsonaro had already relinquished power. The man who beat Bolsonaro, Lula, is a former president who was imprisoned on corruption charges during Bolsonaro's initial 2018 election, only to have his conviction annulled by Brazil's supreme court. The situation in Brazil is also more fraught than in the US. Bannon became one of the loudest proponents of Trump's election lies in 2020 and has amplified Bolsonaro's claims about rigged voting machines. “It's a little bit of a different animal” than January 6, he said. On Monday (local time), he checked into a hospital there, complaining of abdominal pains. The culture, the context, even the institutions are really different, and that really matters.” Many of the connections are out in the open. One of the attendees, former Trump spokesperson Jason Miller, was later detained by Brazilian authorities before leaving the country. Driven by conspiracy theories about their candidate's loss in the last election, they smashed windows, sifted through the desks of lawmakers and trashed the highest offices in the land in a rampage that lasted hours before order could be restored. Bolsonaro was among the last world leaders to recognise Joe Biden's victory in 2020.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres responded to the storming on Brazil's Congress by insisting that it would not shake the country's strong democratic ...

He added that “disinformation and manipulation need to stop. Baseless allegations of electoral fraud undermine the right to political participation. He vigorously challenged the results of the 30 October run-off election. Bolsonaro left Brazil a few days before President Lula’s inauguration on 1 January, and is currently in the United States. Bolsonaro who believe without evidence, that the election was stolen. In comments to journalists on Monday, Mr.