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Added on the 07/11/2022 19:37:38 - Copyright : AFP EN
Supporters of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro flood the avenue on Copacabana beach ahead of a rally organised by a group of pastors from the powerful Evangelical Christian community. Bolsonaro is expected to address the crowd. IMAGES
Heritage workers in Brazil's capital city are repairing and restoring dozens of art works and antiques damaged on 8 January when right-wing Bolsonaristas ransacked Brasilia's government buildings.
Brazil's President has vowed to protect democracy and punish thousands after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress on Sunday.
Scenes of open revolt in Brazil - protestors invaded the Presidential palace and the Supreme court in the capital Brasilia. An angry mob of supporters of the defeated presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. The far-right mob caused huge damage to the headquarters of the three Powers in Brasília: the Palácio do Planalto, the Congress, and the Federal Supreme Court.
The floors of Brazil's presidential palace lie strewn with glass from shattered windows, broken computer cables and used hand grenades, a day after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seat of power in clashes that sparked international outrage. Brazil's Minister of Communications, Paulo Pimenta, describes the riot as "a coup d'etat" as president Lula vows that those involved "will be found and will be punished".