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Added on the 08/01/2024 18:11:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marks the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital last year with a ceremony in Congress declaring "democracy unbowed." IMAGES
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
Day breaks in Hong Kong where the security presence at the Beijing Liaison office is beefed up as China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party supremacy. Hong Kong pro-democracy protests to mark the event communist will be "very, very dangerous", police in the city warned on Monday. IMAGES
Heavy security stands guard in front of the Rosa da Fonseca school, where Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is due to vote. IMAGES
Streets in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon are quieter than usual, with a heavy military presence in parts of the city where soldiers stand guard at checkpoints and patrol in trucks, as the nation marks the third anniversary of a 2021 coup d'etat. Opponents of the military have called for people to stay indoors in a "silent strike" against the coup. IMAGES
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