#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 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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#Biden congratulates Lula on victory over Trump-backed Bolsonaro in Brazil

#Biden congratulates Lula on victory over Trump-backed Bolsonaro in Brazil

Biden congratulates Lula on victory over Trump-backed Bolsonaro in Brazil President Biden on Sunday congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his victory in Brazil’s presidential election, beating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, like Trump, has sowed doubt about the integrity of his country’s election system. Biden called…

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#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s electoral authority said Sunday that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president. With 98.8% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8% and Bolsonaro 49.2%,…

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