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Thousands of Supporters of Brazil's former President Stormed Government Buildings in the Capital
Several thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in the capital. The security services restored order after some delay. There are no reports of casualties during the riots.
Bolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand
Decked out in the colors of Brazil's national flag, supporters of vanquished ex-president Jair Bolsonaro smashed windows and sowed destruction as they barged into Congress Sunday clamoring for "military intervention."
Top Turkish diplomat attends swearing-in ceremony of Lula
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu attended the swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2 of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who returned to power as Brazil's president for a third term.
"Attended oath taking ceremony of @LulaOfficial, President of #Brazil. Conveyed President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan's message of congratulations," Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter.
Alexis Tsipras’ series of meetings in Brazil at president Lula’s swearing-in ceremony
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, who has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had a series of brief meetings and conversations with heads of state during his visit, party sources said on Monday.
Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Oct. 30 in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics.
Polls open in Brazil’s tight presidential runoff: AFP
Brazilians began voting Sunday in a closely fought presidential runoff between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that has polarized Latin America's biggest nation.
Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest goes to voters
Brazilians vote Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past.
Brazil’s da Silva, Bolsonaro clash in 1st one-on-one debate
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro clashed in their first one-on-one debate Sunday, two weeks before the presidential election's runoff.
Bolsonaro turns Brazil’s bicentennial into campaign rally
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro transformed the nation's bicentennial Wednesday into a multi-city campaign event, but didn't use his appearances to undermine the upcoming election as his opponents had feared.
Bolsonaro, Lula trade jabs in Brazil debate
Sparks flew Sunday as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro accused leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of massive corruption -- and drew accusations of "destroying Brazil" in return -- as they faced off in their first election debate.
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