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On 8 January 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a mob of Bolsonaro's supporters attacked Brazil's federal government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
28 December-15 January: Ten members of a family are kidnapped and murdered in the Federal District. [1] [2] [3]1 January: . Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as the 39th President of Brazil after defeating incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election held on 30 October 2022, receiving 50.90% of the total votes to Bolsonaro's 49.10% [4]
On 8 January 2023, pro-Bolsonaro demonstrators stormed the Praça dos Três Poderes, [23] [24] [25] vandalizing the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate halls of the National Congress of Brazil in the process; [26] [27] [28] protesters also invaded the Supreme Federal Court palace and the Palácio do Planalto in an attempt to overthrow ...
Days after authorities regained control of Brazil’s government buildings the nation is still facing the aftermath and hundreds of rioters have been arrested and jailed. ... How political unrest ...
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Federal Police will present on Thursday a formal accusation against former President Jair Bolsonaro in their investigation of an alleged coup conspiracy after he lost ...
Although that bill currently faces political and legal hurdles, Brazil's often slow-moving justice system could take years to try to eventually punish Bolsonaro and other targets of the federal ...
The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. The political and administrative organization of Brazil comprises the federal government, the 26 states and a federal district, and the ...
Under attack from all sides, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did what might have been expected of a former army captain - he went on the offensive. By making six changes to his Cabinet, the ...