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Brazil's Jan. 8 riots will 'never happen again', says defence minister

Brazil's defence minister vowed on Wednesday that the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings, would "never happen again".

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro gives testimony to police on January 8 riot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gave testimony at the Federal Police headquarters Wednesday about his actions related to the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital, Brasilia.

France 24

Jair Bolsonaro questioned by police investigating Brazil coup attempt

Former president of Brazil says he shared video claiming election rigging ‘by mistake’ while on morphine in US hospital

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Brazil Congress prepares for inquiry into Jan. 8 capital storming

Brazil's Congress on Wednesday prepared to open an inquiry into the Jan. 8 storming of key government buildings in the capital by violent demonstrators who denied the electoral victory of the recently inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro giving testimony to police on Jan. 8 riot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has arrived at the Federal Police headquarters to give testimony about his actions before the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in capital Brasilia

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is due to arrive in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

The Independent UK

Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon

Alessandra Korap Munduruku, who headed a campaign that led mining corporations to respect her people's Indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Reuters

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Brazilian legend Buarque receives prestigious literary award...four years late

Brazilian writer and musician Chico Buarque received on Monday the most prestigious literary award for Portuguese-language, with the ceremony happening four years after he won it due to an impasse caused by former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

Brazil's govt to support congressional inquiry into Jan. 8 riots -minister

Brazil's Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Thursday the government will support a congressional inquiry into the Jan. 8 anti-democratic riots, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula loses 1st minister after images during riot

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has lost his first Cabinet member after surveillance video showed the man present in the presidential palace as rioters trashed the building Jan. 8 while demanding the president’s ouster

The Independent UK

Brazil: Lula security chief resigns after leaked footage of far-right palace riot

Video shows Gonçalves Dias inside presidential palace as supporters of Bolsonaro went on the rampage in January

The Guardian - US

Activists faced a deadly year in 2022

Nearly a quarter of the activists murdered were Indigenous

Salon

Brazil government aims to boost safety after school attacks

Brazil’s government has announced efforts to spend more on securing schools and crack down on the incitement of violence as officials seek to curb a wave of fatal school attacks

The Independent UK

Brazil police carry out more raids as part of Jan. 8 riots probe

Brazil's federal police said on Tuesday they were carrying out new raids as part of an investigation into the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings.

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Haunted by insurrection, Lula is in a hurry to change Brazil

Late on the afternoon of Jan. 8, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stared out at Brazil’s ravaged capital from a third-floor balcony of the presidential palace and reflected on how his presidency had been upended.

The Independent UK

Brazil judge orders police to question Bolsonaro on uprising

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the country’s federal police to take testimony from former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of the investigation into the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital

Reuters

Bolsonaro must testify on Jan. 8 riots, Brazilian judge rules

A judge on Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to testify before federal police within 10 days about his role in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by his supporters.

Al Jazeera

Lula and Xi pledge to boost ties in Beijing meeting

Brazilian and Chinese presidents stress importance of bilateral relationship in talks aimed at bolstering trade.

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Brazil's Lula Criticizes US Dollar and IMF during China Visit

The two countries have recently announced a deal to trade in their own currencies, dropping the dollar as an intermediary.

The Independent UK

China's Xi to meet Brazil's Lula in Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Beijing as the leaders seek to boost ties between two of the world's largest developing nations

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula in Shanghai on visit to boost ties with China

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai as he looks to boost ties with his country's biggest trade partner

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Lula visits China, seeking ties and Ukraine support

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is heading to China to strengthen ties with his nation’s biggest trade partner and win support for his long shot push for peace in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Brazil’s Lula heads to China hoping to boost trade, investments

Brazilian president, who is taking a massive delegation to China, also aims to re-assert Brazil’s place on global stage.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula puts Ukraine peace on his agenda in China

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva departed Brazil on Tuesday for an official visit to China, where he aims to convince President Xi Jinping to form a group of nations to mediate an end to Russia's war with Ukraine.

Reuters

What next for Bolsonaro? Not the presidency, wager even his Brazil allies

Former President Jair Bolsonaro promises to be many things in the coming years: a leader of Brazil's political opposition, a thorn in the side of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and a kingmaker in right-wing politics.

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