Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress as well as the presidential palace and the Supreme Court. His backers have refused to accept leftist Lula's election victory.
After hours of chaos, Brazilian police have retaken the National Congress building after pro-Bolsonaro protesters stormed the building. Police are still in the process of clearing rioters from the Supreme Court headquarters and Planalto presidential palace.
Brazil's Chief Justice Rosa Weber on Sunday said the country's Supreme Court will work to ensure that "terrorists" were made an "example" of.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress building in Brasilia earlier on Sunday.
Hundreds of people invaded the building, calling for military intervention to overthrow President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula was inaugurated one week ago.
Supporters of the former president refuse to accept that the populist autocrat lost his bid for reelection, claiming the election was stolen.
https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-bolsonaro-supporters-storm-national-congress/a-64320440?protocol-flip=0
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/08/jair-bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-presidential-palace-and-supreme-court
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147757260/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazil-congress-l
#brazil #insurrection #Jan6 #Jan8 #farright #right #politics #terrorism #domesticterroism #Fascist #fascism #CapitalRiots