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Far-right rioters storm Brazil's Congress and top court

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09 Jan 2023 09:05 AM । Update: 09 Jan 2023 09:14 AM

BBC Summary

Security forces regain control of Congress in Brasilia after it is stormed by far-right protesters.

Supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro also stormed the Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia.

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.

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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