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‘An anachronic system’: focus on military police reform after Brazil riot

Force faces growing calls for change amid what experts say could be a ‘window of opportunity’ for Lula

The Guardian - US

Brazil's military is supposed to safeguard democracy – yet its threat of intervention hangs over politics

The sacking of the three buildings comprising the seat of government in Brasilia on January 8 was a reminder of an unresolved tension in the heart of the Brazilian state: the role of the armed forces.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on Brazil and the Bolsonaristas: it’s not over yet

Editorial: The violent attack on government buildings in Brasília following Lula’s inauguration should set off alarm bells outside the country too

The Guardian - UK

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After the rampage: Brazil’s new leaders to fight hard in wake of ‘insane’ coup attempt

Lula’s government claims it has ‘absolute control’ after storming of capital by Bolsonaro supporters, but failed putsch is not over, say insiders

The Guardian - UK

Key Bolsonaro ally arrested on return to Brazil over alleged coup attempt

Former justice minister Anderson Torres was capital’s security chief when far-right rioters stormed government buildings

The Guardian - UK

Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riot

Former president shared a video questioning last year’s election result after his supporters stormed Brasília’s democratic institutions

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Supreme Court to investigate Bolsonaro over capital riot

"Public figures who continue to cowardly conspire against democracy ... will be held accountable," a Supreme Court justice said.

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Release of Bolsonaro spending records shows love of high living and … ice-cream

Brazilian government overturns former president’s 100-year ban to publish credit card records

The Guardian - US

Democrats push for Bolsonaro to be booted from the U.S. as Brazil investigates riots

Brazil is widening its investigations into how thousands of supporters of former president ransacked government buildings. But with Jair Bolsonaro still in Florida, Democratic lawmakers want him out.

WEKU

Eduardo Porter: First the US, then Brazil. Where next?

There is something pathetic about the gangs of crazed supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro that stormed Brazil’s congressional building, presidential offices and Supreme Court on Sunday. Congress was not even in session. The mutineers were late: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had been inaugurated a week before.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's message: Fascism isn't beaten

Jan. 8 coup attempt in Brazil was more than echo or coincidence: It reminds us that fascism has a global appeal

Salon

How a far right assault on Brazil’s democracy failed

The effort to overturn the election of the Brazilian president was thwarted but the attack has shaken an already divided country, reports Tom Phillips

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Bolsonaro 'mega-protest' fizzles out amid tightened security in Brazil

Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two dozen cities. Whether because of preventative measures adopted or not, the supposed uprising was a dud.

France 24

Notable artworks damaged in attack on Brazilian capital by Bolsonaro supporters

Artworks were smashed, stabbed and grafittied in attack on congressional buildings

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Los Angeles Times

Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, US contends with Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brazil riots

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is struggling to contend with the Florida stay of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who many blame for violent riots this week in Brazil’s capital.

The Conversation

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – is the kind of event that could shape the country’s history. While Brazil has gone through military coups and social turmoil since it became independent in 1822,…

Evening Standard

Former Brazil security chief accused of ‘sabotaging’ police response to riots in capital

Rioters angry at the election defeat of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the presidential palace and supreme court

The Conversation

After Bolsonaro supporters' siege in Brasilia, Lula must reunite society – and his approach could not be more different than his predecessor's

On 8 January, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential offices, rallying against what they falsely claim was a rigged election. The scenes, which took place almost exactly two years after the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021, when…

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Brazil attacks could put Lula's priorities on backburner

Lula, who took office Jan. 1, already faced major challenges, including deep political polarization and slow economic growth.

Evening Standard

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro have rioted in protest against Lula’s victory

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Partisan lines divided the vote on rules, with no Democrats voting for them and only one Republican voting against. Plus, how US state agencies got funny

WEKU

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

The Independent UK

Thousands take to the streets in Brazil to condemn rioters

The riot in Brasilia was a reminder of the threat to democracy posed by those that refuse to accept former President Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat

Evening Standard

Thousands in Brazil demand Jair Bolsonaro be jailed for ‘supporting far-right rioters who tried to seize capital’

On Monday evening President Lula visited the damaged buildings of Congress, the presidential palace and Supreme Court

The Guardian - US

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

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

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