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At 6pm, three hours after the barrier was broken in front of congress, president lula gives a press conference from sao paulo. he condemned the violence and accuses bolsonaro of encouraging the rioters.
Meanwhile, inside congress, police were trying to contain the chaos.
Now on bbc news — the day that shook brazil. we're going to begin- with some breaking news... we're hearing that thousands of. supporters of the former president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, smashed their way... . have stormed... ..the country's national congress, stormed by shutting down the government compound, the government buildings. sunday, january 8th, 2023. around the world, people are waking up to the extraordinary events taking place in brasilia. demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year's election and want the military to intervene. leaders from around the world co...
And want the military to intervene. leaders from around the world condemn the storming of brazil's congress by supporters of jair bolsonaro. the events of january 8th, 2023, were born of both the global right—wing populist movement and years of transformation in brazilian politics and society. a decade before massive and unprecedented street protests against a long list of grievances from corruption scandals involving the incumbent workers�* party to the quality of public transportation had up in the country. since then, brazil has faced increasing polarization exacerbated by the impeachme...
Interview requests. on sunday at 1pm a huge crowd departs from this point towards the three powers plaza, home to the buildings that represent brazil's three branches of power. they walk almost 8km from the army's headquarters to the congress buildings. when they get to this point, they find barriers put out by the police and a few agents.