Brazil

Security forces in Brazil regained control of the national Congress building on Sunday after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the ...

The supporters refuse to accept Mr Bolsonaro lost the election to his rival Lula da Silva Dramatic scenes show supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro storming Congress and the Supreme Court and surrounding the presidential palace. A sea of protesters dressed in the green and yellow of the flag flooded into the seat of power in Brasilia, invading the floor of Congress and scaling the iconic building's roof to unfurl a banner with an appeal to Brazil's military: "INTERVENTION."

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's former rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday stormed the nation's Congress, supreme court and presidential palace ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court ...

It came just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

“This absurd attempt to impose their will by force will not prevail,” said Justice Minister Flavio Dino on his Twitter account. The incidents recalled the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol, something many political analysts and the judiciary have warned about for months. Some are calling for a military intervention to restore the far-right Mr Bolsonaro to power.

Supporters of the right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in Brazil's capital on Sunday.

"I look forward to continuing to work with [@LulaOficial](https://mobile.twitter.com/LulaOficial)." [said Flávio Dino](https://twitter.com/OGloboPolitica/status/1612242765139648513?s=20&t=xg2LY_G4ur9GmfeIcctqxw), the minister of justice and public security. "Brazilian democracy will prevail over violence and extremism," President @LulaOficial can count on France's unwavering support." The scenes mirror that of the Jan. The incoming administration had previously downplayed fears of Bolsonaro, a populist in the mold of former U.S. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. He also blamed a lack of security for the events. There is no precedent in the history of the country what they did today. "Democracy guarantees the right to free expression, but it also requires people to respect institutions. Swarms of Bolsonaro supporters, known as "Bolsonaristas," were seen charging past security barriers and clashing with police who appeared to be using pepper spray against them.

Lula orders federal government to take control of policing in Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency.

We categorically condemn the assault on the congress of Brazil and call for an immediate return to democratic normality.” The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said: “We condemn the attacks on Brazil’s Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court today. During his tumultuous four-year administration, Bolsonaro repeatedly hinted that a military takeover might be in the works and battled to undermine Brazil’s internationally respected electronic voting system. Just before Christmas another extremist Bolsonaro supporter was arrested and allegedly confessed to a plot to bomb Brasília’s airport in an attempt to spark turmoil that might justify a military coup. President @LulaOficial can count on the unconditional support of France.” TV footage showed dozens of people handcuffed and lying on the ground watched over by law enforcement officers. “The three buildings have been invaded by coup-mongering terrorists.” Lula said capital law enforcement bodies showed “incompetence, bad faith or malice” and promised swift action. Videos posted on social media showed fires burning inside the congress building. We join World leaders were quick to condemn the upheaval, which Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, denounced as a “disgraceful” and “cowardly and vile attack on democracy”. Calling those who took part in the attacks “vandals, neo-fascists and fanatics”, Lula ordered a federal intervention in the capital, bringing policing under the control of the central government.

Supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who are calling on the military to take control of the country, broke into three government ...

"I look forward to continuing to work with [@LulaOficial](https://mobile.twitter.com/LulaOficial)." [said Flávio Dino](https://twitter.com/OGloboPolitica/status/1612242765139648513?s=20&t=xg2LY_G4ur9GmfeIcctqxw), the minister of justice and public security. The scenes mirrored that of the Jan. "Brazilian democracy will prevail over violence and extremism," President @LulaOficial can count on France's unwavering support." Bolsonaro, a populist in the mold of former U.S. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. He also blamed a lack of security for the events. There is no precedent in the history of the country what they did today. He also rejected da Silva's comments that he bore some responsibility for the attack, saying those claims lacked evidence. "Democracy guarantees the right to free expression, but it also requires people to respect institutions. Swarms of Bolsonaro supporters, known as "Bolsonaristas," were seen charging past security barriers and clashing with police who appeared to be using pepper spray against them.

Joe Biden says the situation in Brazil is 'outrageous' as presidents across South American denounce attack on democracy.

The organisation released a statement calling the storming “an abhorrent attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions by people who are seeking to deny the right of Brazilians to vote for and elect the leaders of their choice, including by urging military intervention”. Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined,” Biden said on Twitter. Bolsonaro flew out of Brazil on the eve of Lula’s inauguration and is currently in Florida. The United States should not be a refuge for this authoritarian who has inspired domestic terrorism in Brazil”, he said. Venezuela president Nicola Maduro said he rejects “the violence generated by Bolsonaro’s neo-fascist groups which have assaulted Brazil’s democratic institutions. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US condemns any effort to undermine democracy in Brazil.

At least 300 people have been arrested in Brazil after thousands of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and ...

And videos showed limited presence of the capital’s military police. He made no specific mention of the protesters’ actions in Brasilia. US President Joe Biden tweeted that the riots were an “assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil” and that he looked forward to continue working with Mr Lula. Amanhã retomamos os trabalhos no Palácio do Planalto. Estive agora à noite no Palácio do Planalto e no STF. In a news conference late on Sunday, Brazil’s minister of institutional relations said the buildings would be inspected for evidence including fingerprints and images to hold people to account, and that the rioters apparently intended to spark similar such actions nationwide.

Brazilian security forces have locked down the area around Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court, a day after supporters of ex-president ...

Lula narrowly won the presidential runoff by a score of 50.9% to 49.1%. The far-right Bolsonaro meanwhile condemned "pillaging and invasions of public buildings" in a tweet. He said he would work out of the palace on today despite all the destruction. The chaos came after a sea of protesters dressed in military-style camouflage and the green and yellow of the flag flooded into Brasilia's Three Powers Square, invading the floor of Congress, trashing the Supreme Court building and climbing the ramp to the Planalto. Mr Lula returned to Brasilia and viewed the damage at the presidential palace and the Supreme Court. Mr Lula, who was in the southeastern city of Araraquara visiting a region hit by severe floods, signed a decree declaring a federal intervention in Brasilia, giving his government special powers over the local police force to restore law and order in the capital.