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Lula accuses Bolsonaro of genocide against Yanomami in Amazon

Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and death among Indigenous people

The Guardian - UK

Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after far-right insurrection

Júlio Cesar de Arruda reportedly stopped police detaining suspected rioters who took refuge outside army headquarters

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s right-wing movement persists without Bolsonaro

Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida this month when his supporters tried — but failed — to overthrow the country’s young democracy

The Independent UK

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Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people

Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining

The Independent UK

Lula to visit Amazon amid vow to tackle Yanomami Indigenous crisis

Move comes after country’s minister for Indigenous people says issue is an ‘absolute priority’

The Guardian - UK

Lula's environmental challenge

For environmental protections in Brazil, a long rebuilding process lies ahead

Salon

Brazil government does not plan to interfere in central bank, says minister

Brazil's government does not intend to make changes to the country's central bank, Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Thursday, seeking to appease markets after leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's public criticism of the institution.

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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

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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The Guardian - US

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

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Salon

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

France 24

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.

The Independent UK

Notable artworks damaged in attack on Brazilian capital by Bolsonaro supporters

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

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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