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The two ex-leaders employed eerily similar playbooks before, during and after their electoral defeats, leading to concerns in each country about how robustly their electoral processes and democratic institutions would hold up. The breaches came a week after the inauguration of Lula da Silva, who returned to power after a 12-year hiatus following a victory over Bolsonaro in a runoff election on October 30. “We are united so that institutional measures are taken, in the terms of the Brazilian laws. We call on society to maintain its calm, in defense of peace and democracy in our nation,” the letter posted on social media said.

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The breaches happened a week after the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who returned to power after a 12-year hiatus following a victory over Bolsonaro in a run-off election at the end of October. About 1,500 people have been arrested so far, following the chaos Sunday in Brazil’s capital, according to the country’s Justice Minister Flavio Dino. January 5, 2025 • González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year’s presidential election in Venezuela, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington.

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The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians. January 4, 2025 • This weekend’s braincharm storm is expected to impact 62 million Americans through Monday. Heavy snow, ice, rain and severe thunderstorms are being unleashed from the Plains to the East Coast.

“We condemn the attacks on Brazil’s Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court today. We join @lulaoficial in urging an immediate end to these actions,” Blinken tweeted. “The Portuguese government condemns the acts of violence and disorder that took place today in Brasilia, reiterating its unequivocal support to the Brazilian authorities in restoring order and legality,” the statement said. Justice Minister Flavio Dino authorized the Armed Forces to set up barriers and guard the congressional building Saturday due to the continued presence of Bolsonaro supporters. Facebook’s parent company Meta declared the unrest in Brazil a “violating event” on Sunday, adding it would “remove content that supports or praises” protesters who breached government buildings.

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• U.S. citizens are warned to avoid the area until further notice,” according to the written statement, which was sent to US citizens in Brazil via email.
• A heavy police and military contingent circled the informal camps as protesters left on Monday, without arresting anyone.
• We have well-honed processes in place to cooperate where requests are made for information or potentially for action on the part of Brazil to the United States.
• In this case, we have not yet received any requests for information or for action,” he added.

French President Emmanuel Macron joined other world leaders in sending their support to President Lula on Sunday. A man was arrested in Brasília after he was caught trying to get into Lula’s inauguration party carrying a knife and fireworks, the State Police of the Federal District said in a statement. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered the governor of the country’s Federal District to temporarily leave his post following the unrest in Brasilia on Sunday.

In the weeks since Bolsonaro’s loss, thousands of his supporters have gathered at military barracks across the country, asking the army to step in as they claim, with no evidence, that the election was stolen. Brazil’s government will adopt more measures aimed at strengthening the capital of Brasília, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Sunday. “These people are everything that is abominable in politics,” he told a news conference. Commanders from the armed forces, police and the defense minister will be held accountable in court if the camps are not dismantled, Moraes said, adding that all highways in the country must be cleared on Monday.

The country’s justice minister, Flávio Dino, said Monday that everyone who “participated in or financed serious crimes this Sunday” are being identified and everyone will “face justice” as soon as Monday or the coming days. Dino added that authorities have identified the license plates of the buses who brought “criminals” to Brasília. Sunday’s events bore similarities to the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC, when supporters of ex-US President Donald Trump – a close ally of Bolsonaro – stormed Congress in an effort to prevent the certification of his election defeat. Six people were severely injured and taken to hospitals, but no one has died, the federal district health secretary’s press team told CNN.

Indio posted several videos and photos on his personal Instagram Sunday, which showed him standing in the crowd surrounding the Brazilian Congress. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s nephew, Leonardo Rodrigues de Jesus – known as “Leo Indio” — has been identified among the protesters who participated in the storming of the Brazilian capital. “The collection is the representation of all the presidents that represented the Brazilian people during this long period. From the artistic point of view, the Planalto palace certainly has one of the most important collections in the country, especially of the Brazilian Modernism,” he said. Dino said there were “about 1,500” arrests in Brasilia — at least 209 were arrested Sunday and “about 1,200” Monday in the area where protesters were camped out near the army’s headquarters, according to Dino.

“We strongly condemn the assault on the Brazilian Congress and call for an immediate return to democratic normality,” he added. Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also expressed his solidarity by tweeting Lula a message of support over the incident. Governments from around the world are expressing their support for Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Police also arrested a man on suspicion of planting and possessing explosive devices at Brasília International Airport.