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BRAZILIAN FORCES REGAIN CONTROL AFTER CONGRESS STORMED

Security forces regain control of Congress in the capital Brasilia after it was stormed by far-right protesters

Supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro gained access to the Supreme Court and police fired tear gas when demonstrators wrapped in the national flag surrounded the presidential palace
Bolsonaro, who is in the US, lost the presidential election to left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October

The former president tweeted to condemn the “invasions of public buildings”

His supporters are refusing to accept he lost the election and have been calling for military intervention and Lula’s resignation

Lula, who is on an official trip to Sao Paulo state, called Sunday’s rioters “fanatic fascists” and vowed to punish them

 

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