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Added on the 09/01/2023 08:36:54 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Sitting in one of the buildings that was stormed by supporters of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's Supreme Court kicked off the first trials over the January 8 riots. The court's 11 justices will deliver their decisions one by one in each case, with a majority needed to secure a conviction. The Supreme Court plans to hear a total of 232 cases involving the most serious alleged crimes committed during the riots. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains.
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
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
Four men are on trial in Brasília accused of crimes including armed criminal conspiracy, violent uprising against the rule of law and an attempted coup
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
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