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Update (04:05pm CST): Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has declared a federal intervention in a televised statement, vowing to punish the Bolsonaro supporters for storming the presidential palace and National Congress, saying there is “no precedent in the history of our country” for these protests.
Lula se pronuncia sobre atos antidemocráticos https://t.co/c2Wnk9X39F
— Lula (@LulaOficial) January 8, 2023
Police in helicopters dropped tear gas onto the crowds to quell the uprising.
UPDATE: Police are now dropping tear gas from helicopters onto the Brazilian protesters. pic.twitter.com/aHgYOl3nGb
— Anti Woke One (@antiwokeone) January 8, 2023
Brazilian security forces have regained control of the Planalto Palace, National Congress, and the Supreme Court building and mass arrests of rioters have begun.
Riot cops on horses forced to retreat from protesters outside the National Congress of Brazil… pic.twitter.com/dW1mtDH2j8
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 8, 2023
NOW: Mass arrests of pro-Bolsonaro protesters at the presidential palace.pic.twitter.com/zFTD8m9jka
— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) January 8, 2023
Mais três ônibus lotados com bolsonaristas detidos chegam à delegacia pic.twitter.com/l68vTJfRW0
— Alan Rios (@alanriossr) January 8, 2023
Supporters of ousted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro surrounded the Planalto Palace on Sunday in protest of socialist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva retaking power.
Bolsonaristas invadem o Congresso Nacional em manifestação antidemocrática pic.twitter.com/fpLp7TThD2
— Metrópoles (@Metropoles) January 8, 2023
BRAZIL: Protesters have invaded the Planalto Palace in Brasília, the official Presidential office. pic.twitter.com/knax3B04gK
— The Great Reset Times (@TGRTimes) January 8, 2023
Footage shows Bolsonaro supporters breaking into and vandalizing parts of the Planalto Palace, the official workplace of the country’s president.
The Vice President and Chief of Staff also work within the Planalto.
Bolsonaristas quebram cadeiras e vidros dentro do Palácio do Planalto. pic.twitter.com/gajeRb4NCs
— Metrópoles (@Metropoles) January 8, 2023
Mais imagens de destruição dentro do Palácio do Planalto. pic.twitter.com/T4X9IM3Qv8
— Metrópoles (@Metropoles) January 8, 2023
Lula reportedly wasn’t “on site” during the protest.
Bolsonaro supporters have also reportedly broken through police barriers and stormed the National Congress in Brasilia.
URGENTE: Invasores quebram vidraças da chapelaria do Congresso e invadem a Câmara dos Deputados. Extremistas já estão no Salão Verde e nos anexos do prédio. Também houve invasão ao Palácio do Planalto. Presidente Lula não está no local. pic.twitter.com/lP91pLqTuf
— Renato Souza (@reporterenato) January 8, 2023
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS BUILDING IS BEING TOTALLY OCCUPIED BY PROTESTERS
pic.twitter.com/tDKIMcIkiR— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) January 8, 2023
AGORA – POVO NO CONGRESSO pic.twitter.com/f6ZI1INISf
— Fernanda (@Fernandademaga) January 8, 2023
The brazilian have been protesting for 68 days now. And the supr br court just mocked us. Now people had enough. The brazilian congress is being invaded. People are not going to take a criminal in charge and clear rigged elections #BrazilianSpring pic.twitter.com/7S4jY85bTA
— c. alster
Police are responding with tear gas and plowing cars into demonstrators.
BREAKING
Protesters break through the blockade, enter the Esplanade & National Congress#Brasilia #Brazil pic.twitter.com/DB8TCQDBlA
— Zaid Ahmd (@realzaidzayn) January 8, 2023
A police car is driving into protesters in Brazil pic.twitter.com/CIvZf72b5t
— Jack Posobiec
(@JackPosobiec) January 8, 2023
This comes amid weeks of mass protests in Brazil in response to the country’s presidential election outcome many have criticized as rigged.
Bolsonaro flew to the U.S. during Lula’s inauguration ceremony after delivering an address to his supporters that he “lost the battle but not the war.”
Lula held his first cabinet meeting on Friday since being sworn in last week, vowing to “rebuild” Brazil following the three-year rule of his “authoritarian” predecessor Bolsonaro.
This is a developing story — check back for updates!
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