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countdown to britain's first ever space launch. we are going to be live in cornwall, where the mission is taking off. let's start in brazil. security forces there have detained over 1,000 people after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings. this was the scene in brasilia — the capital — on sunday. thousands of demonstrators were involved. in the last few hours, brazilian authorities have issued a statement branding the riots "terrorist acts of vandalism by criminals and coup plotters". and we've also heard from brazil's president lula. tran...

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

Of the damage there. richard lapper is a journalist and expert on bolsonaro — here's his take. the kind of gratuitous snatching up of modernist artworks — which, of course, they detest. they're breaking up electronic machinery, they are smashing glass, using security barriers to smash the glass of the supreme court. and then they're taking selfies of themselves, right? everyone's taking selfies. it's kind of like a works outing gone mad — like everyone's had too much to drink and they've decided to smash up the place. ijust want i just want to review some copy from the afp news agency, w...

Brazil’s runoff election underscored the country’s deep divides. Despite protests contesting his win, President-elect Lula says his focus will be on unity.