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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro congratulates Argentina's newly elected president Javier Milei during a video call. "You represent a lot to Brazil" says the former far-right president.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro arrives at Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport, from Brasilia, as his trial resumes before the Brazilian electoral courts, a crucial date for the far-right ex-president, threatened with eight years of ineligibility barely six months after leaving office with a heavy heart. IMAGES
Brazilian authorities have vowed to punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the nation’s highest seats of power in a riot.
Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, has issued a statement 'rejecting' Sunday's riots as 'terrorist cts' and called on the population to defend ' peace and democracy.' Euronews International correspondent, Anelise Borges sent this report from Brazil.
Many followers of outgoing far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept election results in Brazil set fire to several vehicles and attempted to invade the Federal Police headquarters in the capital Brasilia. They call for military intervention.