Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with trade union representatives at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan 18, 2023. (ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS) BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by […]
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Brazil’s crowdfunded riots leave paper trail for police
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as security forces operate, outside Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan 8, 2023. (ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS) BRASILIA — With a Brazil flag draped around his neck and his feet propped up on a dark wooden table, Samuel Faria […]
US, Brazil lawmakers seek to cooperate on Brasilia riots probe
A security guard looks at damages inside the Supreme Court building in Brasilia on Jan 10, 2023, two days after thousands of supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) WASHINGTON/BRASILIA – US and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that […]
US, Brazil lawmakers seek cooperation on Brasilia riots probe
A security guard looks at damages inside the Supreme Court building in Brasilia on Jan 10, 2023, two days after thousands of supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) WASHINGTON/BRASILIA – US and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that […]
Judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro’s ex-minister after Brasilia rampage
Mounted police watch as supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro depart their encampment outside army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil on Jan 9, 2023, the day after Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in the capital. (GUSTAVO MORENO / AP) BRASILIA – A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most […]
Brazil arrests 4 for alleged coup attempt in Bolsonaro riots
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hold a demonstration against the presidential election results that elected Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the new President at an improvised campsite in front of the Army headquarters in Brasilia, on Dec 29, 2022. (EVARISTO SA / AFP) BRASILIA – Brazilian police said they had arrested at least […]