Riots have erupted in Brazil, where a conflict of unprecedented proportions is unfolding, with supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro storming government buildings as they reject the change of leadership sealed with last week’s inauguration.
The scenes are reminiscent of the January 6, 2020 storming of the US Capitol.
PROTESTERS BREACH BARRIERS AROUND CONGRESS BUILDING IN BRASILIA.
— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) January 8, 2023
🇧🇷 In #Brazil, pro-#Bolsonaro protesters invaded the congress and terrace of ministries in #Brasilia 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vecCWODUHC
— The informant (@theinformantofc) January 8, 2023
Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, ministry buildings, Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, international news agencies reported.
Thousands draped in Brazilian flags or wearing yellow T-shirts, broke through the police cordon and stormed Congress and ministry buildings in Brasilia.
🚨#BREAKING: Mounted Police Officers are being Beaten By Rioters In Brazil⁰⁰📌#Brasilia | #Brazil
⁰Watch new terrifying video is coming out as Mounted Police Officers Horse are being Beaten By Rioters In Brazil. As they continue to take over multiple Government Buildings pic.twitter.com/h3Tm8qPTlW— R A W S G L 🌎 B A L (@RawsGlobal) January 8, 2023
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Police in Brasilia are using tear gas to push back hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s ex-president who flooded the area around Congress, a week after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
🚨AGORA: Enquanto bolsonaristas invadem o Congresso Nacional, Planalto e STF, policiais de Brasília tiram foto e conversam com os golpistas.
pic.twitter.com/QXEXBufdHW— CHOQUEI (@choquei) January 8, 2023
BREAKING 🇧🇷: Bolsonaristas are invading Congress en masse in Brasilia.
— David Adler (@davidrkadler) January 8, 2023
