memeorandum: Bolsonaro backers storm congress, court, presidential office in Brazil's capital (Washington Post)

4:45 PM ET, January 8, 2023

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Former President Bolsonaro Is in Florida as Protests Take Place in Brazil — Here's what to know about the protest fueled by false claims of electoral fraud. — Thousands of supporters of Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court …

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Washington Post:

Bolsonaro backers storm congress, court, presidential office in Brazil's capital — BRASILIA — Thousands of radical backers of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro breached and vandalized the presidential office building, congress and the Supreme Court on Sunday …

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George Wright / BBC:

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress — Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress in the capital. — The dramatic scenes came a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration.

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Associated Press:

Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil's Congress, other sites — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival …

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CNN:

Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers, break into Brazilian Congress and presidential palace — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces and gained access to key buildings for each of the three branches of government …

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Peter Millard / Bloomberg:
Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Breach Into Congress, Presidential Palace

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