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The floors of Brazil's buildings lie strewn with glass from shattered windows, wires from broken computers and used hand grenades a day after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seat of power in riots that triggered an international outcry. Brazilian security forces locked down the area around Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Sep 12 (EFE).- Thousands of people took to the streets all across Brazil on Sunday to demand the ouster of President Jair Bolsonaro, but the demonstrations served to show the lack of unity among the opposition despite the escalating threats against democratic institutions being made by the ultrarightist leader.The demonstrations held in a number of state capitals around the country, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, featured the protesters' demand for Bolsonaro's impeachment with an eye toward removing him from the presidency, but they also included an assortment of other demands. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, JAIR BOLSONARO.SOUND BITES: CIRO GOMES, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LABOR PARTY (PDT, CENTER-LEFT)CIRO GOMES:"Whoever is a democrat in Brazil has to understand that impeachment is the only way out to protect us from the serious and violent demarcation that Bolsonaro is planning"
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a motorcade rally with his supporters in Sao Paulo, despite criticism of his handling of the health crisis amid a surge in Covid-19 in Brazil. IMAGES
Brasilia, Apr 24 (EFE).- A former federal judge who gained international recognition by spearheading a sprawling anti-graft campaign resigned Friday as Brazil's justice minister, accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of political meddling for dismissing the country's top police official earlier in the day.(CAMERA: Tiago Rodrigues)
Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro warns against socialism after casting his vote in Brazil's general elections, saying it could lead the country into a spiraling crisis similar to what Venezuela faces today. SOUNDBITE
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro arrives at the Sao Paulo rally he called to reject claims he plotted a coup with allies to remain in power after his failed 2022 reelection bid. Investigators say the far-right ex-army captain led a plot to falsely discredit the Brazilian election system and prevent the winner of the vote, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking power. A week after Lula took office on January 1, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, urging the military to intervene to overturn what they called a stolen election IMAGES
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