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Eduardo Porter: First the US, then Brazil. Where next?

There is something pathetic about the gangs of crazed supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro that stormed Brazil’s congressional building, presidential offices and Supreme Court on Sunday. Congress was not even in session. The mutineers were late: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had been inaugurated a week before.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's message: Fascism isn't beaten

Jan. 8 coup attempt in Brazil was more than echo or coincidence: It reminds us that fascism has a global appeal

Salon

How a far right assault on Brazil’s democracy failed

The effort to overturn the election of the Brazilian president was thwarted but the attack has shaken an already divided country, reports Tom Phillips

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Pro-Bolsonaro 'mega-protest' fizzles out amid tightened security in Brazil

Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two dozen cities. Whether because of preventative measures adopted or not, the supposed uprising was a dud.

France 24

Notable artworks damaged in attack on Brazilian capital by Bolsonaro supporters

Artworks were smashed, stabbed and grafittied in attack on congressional buildings

The Independent UK

Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, US contends with Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brazil riots

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is struggling to contend with the Florida stay of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who many blame for violent riots this week in Brazil’s capital.

Los Angeles Times

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – is the kind of event that could shape the country’s history. While Brazil has gone through military coups and social turmoil since it became independent in 1822,…

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Former Brazil security chief accused of ‘sabotaging’ police response to riots in capital

Rioters angry at the election defeat of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the presidential palace and supreme court

Evening Standard

After Bolsonaro supporters' siege in Brasilia, Lula must reunite society – and his approach could not be more different than his predecessor's

On 8 January, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential offices, rallying against what they falsely claim was a rigged election. The scenes, which took place almost exactly two years after the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021, when…

The Conversation

Brazil attacks could put Lula's priorities on backburner

Lula, who took office Jan. 1, already faced major challenges, including deep political polarization and slow economic growth.

Axios

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro have rioted in protest against Lula’s victory

Evening Standard

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Partisan lines divided the vote on rules, with no Democrats voting for them and only one Republican voting against. Plus, how US state agencies got funny

The Guardian - UK

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

WEKU

Thousands take to the streets in Brazil to condemn rioters

The riot in Brasilia was a reminder of the threat to democracy posed by those that refuse to accept former President Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat

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Evening Standard

Thousands in Brazil demand Jair Bolsonaro be jailed for ‘supporting far-right rioters who tried to seize capital’

On Monday evening President Lula visited the damaged buildings of Congress, the presidential palace and Supreme Court

The Guardian - US

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lula Slams Far-right 'Terrorism' as Brazil Clears Protest Camps

Brazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday and arrested 1,500 people as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital. Hundreds of soldiers and police mobilized to dismantle an improvised camp outside the army's…

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why the former Brazil president is responsible for the riots

In today’s newsletter: For years Jair Bolsonaro set the anti-democratic tone that fomented Sunday’s attacks. Our Latin America correspondent explains how

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The Independent UK

'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

Thousands of protesters in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo demanded “No amnesty!"

Orlando Sentinel

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro out of Florida hospital as calls mount for his expulsion

ORLANDO, Fla. — The White House is facing mounting pressure to expel former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro from Florida after supporters of the right-wing leader stormed and trashed government buildings in his home country this past weekend.

Axios

Brazil seeks to restore order after pro-Bolsonaro capital riots

Bolsonaro supporters stormed the Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising

Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021

The Independent UK

Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

The scenes of supporters of Brazil's defeated president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into government buildings that are the very symbol of their country’s democracy brought back memories of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

WEKU

Bolsonaro lays low in Florida as Brazil cracks down on riots by his supporters

Brazilian authorities arrested over 1,500 people following Sunday's assault on top government buildings by supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who's taken temporary residence in the U.S.

Evening Standard

Brazil: Around 1,200 arrested after ex-president Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress

Supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked state buildings in the capital in chaotic scenes

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