Supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Brazil's congress — one week after leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro protest outside the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday.Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro protest outside the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday.Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital of Brasília on Sunday.
Videos and photos of the scenes posted to social media also showed crowds invading and ransacking the presidential palace and Supreme Court. Swarms of the Bolsonaro supporters, known as"Bolsonaristas," were seen charging past security barriers and clashing with police who appeared to be using pepper spray against them.
The scenes mirror that of the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol and come one week after leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wasSince da Silva's defeat of the far-right Bolsonaro in October, Bolsonaro supporters have been protesting the win by camping out in front of army barracks around the country, blocking roads, and calling for armed forces to intervene and overturn the election.
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