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The riot mess is cleared, but will Brazil pass the democracy stress test?

When far-right rioters stormed Brazil’s seat of government it was a shock to the system, but with a new president at the helm, the country appeared to quickly recover amid a display of unity. But Brazil’s problems have not magically disappeared and Latin America’s geopolitical behemoth faces several challenges, with…

France 24

Brazilian president Lula's approval rate at 51.1%, says poll

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approval rate was 51.1%, according to a survey by pollster Atlasintel released on Wednesday.

Reuters

Brazil government acts against Bolsonaro backers, new protest fizzles

Brazilian federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested the investigation of three congressional allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly inciting the worst attack on the country's democratic institutions in decades.

Reuters

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First to fall after Brasilia riots: the Bolsonarista running capital security

When Brazilian rioters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on Sunday, the man tasked with keeping the city safe was a continent away in Florida - the same state his ex-boss, former President Jair Bolsonaro, had relocated to after losing last year's election.

Reuters

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…

The Conversation

Labour promises ‘laser-like’ focus on Kosovo and Serbia in foreign policy charm offensive

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has travelled to Kosovo and Serbia recently to try and help defuse tensions in the region

The Independent UK

Brazilian judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro's ex-minister after Brasilia rampage

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.

Reuters

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Lula Slams Far-right 'Terrorism' as Brazil Clears Protest Camps

Brazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday and arrested 1,500 people as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital. Hundreds of soldiers and police mobilized to dismantle an improvised camp outside the army's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tucker Carlson under fire for backing Brazil Bolsonaro riot

Right-wing host calls current leftist Brazilian president ‘a convicted criminal’

The Independent UK

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

Ex Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro admitted to hospital in Florida

Far-right former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday as about 1,000 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming the capital.

Evening Standard

Bolsonaro’s Florida stay pressures Biden after Brasilia riot

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s presence in the U.S. has turned into a diplomatic quandary for President Joe Biden after Bolsonaro's supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia over the weekend.

Tribune News Service

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro admitted to US hospital

Bolsonaro’s hospitalisation in Florida follows an attack by his supporters against key government offices in Brazil.

Al Jazeera

Brazil riots raise questions of efficiency and loyalty of security forces

The storming of Brazil’s seat of power by a mob of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro has put the spotlight on Brazil’s security forces, raising questions about their unpreparedness and incompetence, and perhaps even their complicity with protesters demanding the overturning of a democractic vote.

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Daily Mirror

Far-right rioters hunted for storming Brazil's seats of power after Bolsonaro defeat

Copying the bid by Donald Trump’s violent MAGA supporters to overturn the country’s democracy, Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace were invaded

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro posts photo from Florida hospital bed – a day after supporters stormed Brazil’s Congress

The country’s current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has accused Mr Bolsonaro of inciting his supporters to storm a number of federal buildings in Brasilia over the weekend

WEKU

Why Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida (and what Biden could do about it)

Brazil's far-right ex-president was lying low in Orlando, Fla., as a mob of his supporters stormed government buildings this weekend. Analysts say the move insulates him from possible legal jeopardy.

The Independent UK

What are the key differences between the Jan 6 and Brazil riots?

Both incidents saw misguided supporters of right-wing populist leaders storm government buildings in protest at imagined election fraud

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France 24

Brazil cracks down on pro-Bolsonaro rioters after Congress stormed

Brazilian soldiers backed by police dismantled a camp of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil's state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined leaders of…

The Independent UK

Images reveal riot damage to Brazil’s presidential palace as police clear pro-Bolsonaro camps

President Lula to meet with army chiefs as he blames far-right former leader for inciting ‘terrorist acts’

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

Brazil riots – live: Police surround Bolsonaro supporter camp after Congress attack

Lula has declared federal security intervention in Brasilia and vowed to punish ‘neo-fascists’ with ‘full force of law’

Reuters

Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack

Facebook parent Meta and Google's video platform YouTube said on Monday they were removing content supporting or praising the weekend ransacking of Brazilian government buildings by anti-democratic demonstrators.

Radio France Internationale

France joins global condemnation of violent demonstrations in Brazil

There has been widespread international condemnation of riots in Brazil which saw supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro overrun Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron has called for respect for the country's institutions and assured Brazilian leader Lula of "France's unwavering support."

Daily Mirror

Brazil protests: Apocalyptic scenes as 'fanatics' storm president's office and palace

Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and invaded Brazil's Three Powers Square after his rival was inaugurated

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