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On Jan 8, thousands of pro-Bolsonaro insurrectionists stormed the Square of the Three Powers, the seat of political power in Brasilia, many of them carrying signs and placards that read "We do not want a Communist Brazil".
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Historian Laurent Vidal explains the deeply democratic symbolism that presided over the construction of this square, which was the target of the attempted insurrection.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed without evidence that the election he lost was rigged – and his supporters stormed the capital.