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Added on the 09/01/2023 08:36:54 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gather in Brasilia in a counter-protest to a pro-democracy rally calling for Bolsonaro's impeachment, as confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surge past one million, the second worst-affected country with almost 50,000 deaths. IMAGES
Residents of Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo demonstrate in support of democracy one year after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed there will be no pardon for those involved in the attacks that took place on January 8, 2023, only days after the leftist veteran's swearing-in. 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
Police vehicles patrol the surroundings of Brazil's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia, as 2,000 police officers are deployed on the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital on January 8, 2023. Tens of thousands of supporters of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's defeated election rival, far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's seats of power that day, trashing the premises and calling on the military to oust the veteran leftist. IMAGES
President of World Bank Ajay Banga, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and US President Joe Biden pose for photos before a meeting. IMAGES
Images outside Brazilian federal police headquarters in Brasilia where former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is appearing to testify over anti-government riots by his supporters on January 8. IMAGES