Lula suspects pro-Bolsonaro staff helped mob enter presidential palace
President vows thorough investigation and says ‘many people were complicit … the truth is the palace was full of Bolsonaristas’ The Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio...
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Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy
Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions The far-right storming of Brazil’s...
Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists’ after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress
President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in capital Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency Brazilian...
150 arrested in Brasília as Lula condemns ‘barbarism’ after storming of presidential palace and supreme court – live
Congress, supreme court and presidential palace reportedly secured following attack being compared to 6 January invasion of the US Capitol Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s...
Jair Bolsonaro wrecked Brazil’s presidential palace, TV report suggests
Journalist touring residence with new first lady is shown torn sofas, broken windows and art damaged by the sun Jair Bolsonaro’s wrecking of the Amazon...
Number of populist world leaders at 20-year low
After Bolsonaro’s defeat and Duterte’s departure, 1.7bn people are now living under populist rule, report says The number of populist leaders around the world has...
Lula vows to pull Brazil out of Bolsonaro’s era of ‘devastation’
Leftwinger promises environmental protections and social progress as he’s sworn in as president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to haul Brazil out of...
‘It’s going to be wild’: Brazil braced for ‘Lulapalooza’ as new leader kicks off reign with huge party
The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has led to an outpouring of optimism in the South American country – and relief at the...
Brazil prepares to say goodbye to Pelé as it welcomes a new president
Huge crowds expected for funeral of footballing great as well as the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazil has been gearing up for...
Brazil’s public services face ‘very real threat of collapse’, says Lula
President-elect says transition team have found ‘simplest things not being done’ as result of Bolsonaro mismanagement Public services in Brazil face a “very real threat...
