Brazil.. Bolsonaro supporters storm the presidential palace and the Congress

Bolsonaro To storm Congress, as confirmed by footage broadcast by local channels.

For its part, the agency reported "Associated Press" Bolsonaro’s supporters climbed the roof of Congress and broke its windows, as estimated by the agency "AFP" Their numbers are in the hundreds.

And the matter did not stop here, as Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed the parking lots of the Planalto presidential palace, which is the official residence of the country’s president, and they soon stormed the headquarters itself.

But the current president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva He was not in the palace at the time, he is on an official tour in State of Sao Paulo.

Supporters of the former president also gathered in front of the Supreme Court headquarters, before storming it at a later time.

Scenario storming the Capitol in Washington

These events bring to mind the storming of the Capitol Building by supporters of former US President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.

The Brasilia events come just one week after leftist President Lula da Silva was sworn in on January 1.

Bolsonaro’s supporters have been protesting against Lula’s election victory since October 30, blocking roads, setting vehicles on fire and gathering outside military buildings, and calling on the armed forces to intervene.

But today’s storming appears to be a dramatic shift in these protests.

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Archyde.com reported that it had obtained video from groups linked to the former president Bolsonaro To storm Congress, as confirmed by footage broadcast by local channels.

For its part, the “Associated Press” agency reported that Bolsonaro’s supporters climbed the roof of Congress and broke its windows, while the “Agence France Presse” agency estimated their numbers in the hundreds.

And the matter did not stop here, as Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed the parking lots of the Planalto presidential palace, which is the official residence of the country’s president, and they soon stormed the headquarters itself.

But the current president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva He was not in the palace at the time, he is on an official tour in State of Sao Paulo.

Supporters of the former president also gathered in front of the Supreme Court headquarters, before storming it at a later time.

Scenario storming the Capitol in Washington

These events bring to mind the storming of the Capitol Building by supporters of former US President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.

The Brasilia events come just one week after leftist President Lula da Silva was sworn in on January 1.

Bolsonaro’s supporters have been protesting against Lula’s election victory since October 30, blocking roads, setting vehicles on fire and gathering outside military buildings, and calling on the armed forces to intervene.

But today’s storming appears to be a dramatic shift in these protests.

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