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Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military

Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023.

The Conversation

Brazil's top court removes Brasilia governor over pro-Bolsonaro riots

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided late on Sunday to remove Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha for 90 days alleging security flaws that allowed the invasion of government buildings by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

Elon Musk Addresses Riot-Ridden Brazil

Riots broke out in Brasilia just days after new President Lula was sworn in.

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Timeline- Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro engage in post-election unrest

Below is a timeline of the key events leading up to the Jan. 8 invasion of Brazil's Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who disputed the election of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Brazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday after a flood of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.

AFP

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasilia

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden assailed Sunday's attacks by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil as "outrageous," as condemnation poured in from around the world against mobs that smashed their way into the halls of power in Brasilia.

AFP

Protesters backing former Brazilian president storm legislature, high court, presidential palace

Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roof and broke windows. They refuse to accept the electoral defeat of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Global leaders condemn assault on Brazilian government buildings

Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Supreme Court and its Congressional building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia. Here are reactions from world leaders:

Reuters

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasilia in challenge to Lula

Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection that tests the leadership of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office.

Tribune News Service

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters breach Brazil's Congress, high court and palace

Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke through security barriers in the capital of Brasilia on Sunday and invaded Congress, the supreme court and the presidential palace to protest his election loss.

Tribune News Service

Police fire tear gas as pro-Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress

“This absurd attempt to impose their will by force will not prevail”

Evening Standard

Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump.

Reuters

Brazil markets tumble on Lula's first full day in office

Brazilian markets delivered a withering verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged to prioritize social issues and ordered a budget-busting extension to a fuel tax exemption.

Reuters

Lula is back in Brazil, promising prosperity amid global economic pain

BRASILIA, Brazil — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva retakes the helm of Latin America’s largest democracy promising to bring back the economic inclusion and prosperity that marked his first two terms in Brazil’s highest office between 2003 and 2011.

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Evening Standard

Lula sworn in as President of Brazil after defeating outgoing Jair Bolsonaro

Security was tight at the ceremony, amid fears those who oppose the incoming president could cause disruption

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lula Returns for Third Term as Brazil President

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be inaugurated Sunday for a third term as Brazilian president, in a ceremony snubbed by outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits. The swearing-in will cap a remarkable political comeback for 77-year-old Lula, who returns to the…

France 24

Brazil’s Lula set to be inaugurated as president amid tight security

The Independent UK

Lula set for inauguration to preside over polarized Brazil

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital of Brasilia and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely polarized nation

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Lula takes over in Brazil, slams Bolsonaro's anti-democratic threats

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a drastic change of course to rescue a nation plagued by hunger, poverty and racism.

The Independent UK

Lula ‘surprised by delayed call from Sunak’ in run up to Brazilian president’s inauguration

Lula is said to have spoken to Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron long before the UK prime minister

Reuters

Scholz, Macron may visit Brazil's Lula in early 2023, sources say

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron may visit Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia in early 2023 after he takes office, two sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida, avoiding Lula handover

Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Friday, after delivering a teary message to his supporters less than two days before his fierce leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to take office.

Reuters

Brazil arrests four people for alleged coup attempt in Bolsonaro riots

Brazilian police said they had arrested at least four people and carried out nationwide raids on Thursday in investigations into an alleged coup attempt during riots by supporters of defeated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

'Coup-mongering' Bolsonarista's battle cry reveals a radicalized Brazil

Nearly two weeks after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's most fraught election in a generation, Milton Baldin arrived in the capital Brasilia to try to overturn the result.

Reuters

Backpack prompts bomb scare in Brasilia ahead of Lula inauguration

Police in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, said on Tuesday that a backpack found near where President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was staying that had prompted a bomb scare contained only personal belongings.

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