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Brazil’s top court removes Brasilia governor over pro-Bolsonaro riots Brasilia

Brazil’s top court removes Brasilia governor over pro-Bolsonaro riots

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided late on Sunday to remove Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha for 90 days alleging security flaws that allowed the invasion of government buildings by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. Moraes also ruled that camps outside military bases set…
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January 9, 2023
World: Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasilia in challenge to Lula Brasilia

World: Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasilia in challenge to Lula

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters ransacked congress and stormed other government offices before security forces were able to regain control of the capital. As of late Sunday authorities had cleared them from government buildings and regained control of the main square in Brasilia. About 170 people have been detained so far.  Protesters were…
bubmag
January 9, 2023
Brazil police retake Congress, clear out buildings overrun by pro-Bolsonaro rioters Brasilia

Brazil police retake Congress, clear out buildings overrun by pro-Bolsonaro rioters

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian security forces mounted a massive operation Sunday after hundreds of supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned as a “fascist” attack. After hours of all-out chaos at the seat…
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January 9, 2023
Assault on presidential palace, congress challenges Brazil’s democracy Brasilia

Assault on presidential palace, congress challenges Brazil’s democracy

BRASÍLIA — Thousands of radical backers of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro breached and vandalized Brazil’s presidential office building, Congress and Supreme Court on Sunday in scenes that hauntingly evoked the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The attack — the most significant…
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January 9, 2023