Lula says intelligence services ‘failed’ ahead of Brasilia riots

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 […]

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 […]