#Pro-Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s gov’t buildings in Jan 6.-style attack

#Pro-Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s gov’t buildings in Jan 6.-style attack

“Pro-Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s gov’t buildings in Jan 6.-style attack” Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday stormed Brazil’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, refusing to accept his recent re-election defeat — in a stunning echo of the US’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Thousands of the former Brazilian president’s loyalists flooded the buildings…

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#Brazilian criminal case to be reopened into George Santos: report

#Brazilian criminal case to be reopened into George Santos: report

“Brazilian criminal case to be reopened into George Santos: report” Incoming federal lawmaker George Santos now faces a probe outside of the United States to go with investigations by federal and local prosecutors into the Long Island representative-elect, according to a report. Brazilian prosecutors told the New York Times Monday that law enforcement authorities intend…

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#Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ends post-election silence

#Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ends post-election silence

“Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ends post-election silence” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence on Friday for the first time since his election defeat on Oct. 30 and spoke to supporters calling for a military coup to stop leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking office. Bolsonaro said he had kept silent for almost…

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