Hundreds arrested after protesters who refuse to accept Bolsonaro’s defeat bypassed security barricades and trashed the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace
after thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace, trashing the nation’s highest seats of power.the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital late afternoon Sunday, refusing to accept his election defeat, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
In a news conference from Sao Paulo state, Lula said Bolsonaro had encouraged the riots by those he called “fascist fanatics,” and he read a freshly signed decree for the federal government to take control of security in the federal district. Bolsonaro was silent for nearly six hours about the chaos before posting on Twitter that he “repudiates” Lula’s accusations against him.
Supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8.This is the daily Morning Update newsletter.
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