Live Updates: Brazil Election Protesters Storm Government Offices

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Irate supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, swarm federal government offices in Brasília on Sunday.Credit...Evaristo Sa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country’s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday to protest what they falsely believe was a stolen election. It was the violent culmination of incessant rhetorical attacks by Mr. Bolsonaro and his supporters against the nation’s electoral systems.

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Dozens of protesters streamed into the presidential offices, with some holding a barricade to hold back police and clear the way for more protesters to enter. Inside the building, the protesters could be seen attempting to build more barricades with chairs. Outside, a crowd of protesters using sticks or poles struck a police officer on horseback, pulling him off his horse, according to video posted to social media.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Mr. Bolsonaro in October and took office on Jan. 1, was in São Paulo, and Congress was not in session. Both Congress and the presidential offices were largely empty on Sunday.

Mr. Bolsonaro has been staying in Florida, where he traveled late last month as his presidency was coming to a close.

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/08/world/brazil-congress-protests-bolsonaro

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