‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Brazil capital reels after anti-Lula rioters storm Congress and presidential palace RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s capital was recovering early Monday from an insurrection by thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the country’s top government institutions, leaving a trail of destruction and testing the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office. Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023
Brazil capital reels after anti-Lula rioters storm congress Brazil’s capital was recovering early Monday from an insurrection by thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the country’s top government institutions, leaving a trail of destruction and testing the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office. Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023
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 · Jan 8, 2023
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 · Jan 8, 2023
Lula narrowly wins Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won election as Brazil’s president in a dramatic comeback for the left-wing politician who was languishing in a jail cell just three years ago on corruption charges. Tribune News Service · Oct 30, 2022
Brazil election: ex-president Lula to face Bolsonaro in runoff Brazilians will go to the polls again after former president won the first vote but failed to secure a majority over the incumbent The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2022
Analysis-Bolsonaro risks blowback from joint military parade and campaign rally Efforts by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to turn an Independence Day military parade into a political event for his re-election campaign has become a test of the armed forces' loyalty, retired generals and analysts said. Reuters · Aug 4, 2022