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[ad_1] CNN  —  A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof of the country’s modernist congressional building in the capital Brasilia, a video shared on social media shows. In the foreground, officers from the military police of Brazil’s Federal District, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has joined a growing chorus of accusations against the country’s security forces, as questions mounted on how protesters were able to breach government buildings and wreak havoc inside over the weekend. “The Brasilia police neglected [the attack threat], Brasilia’s intelligence …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Brazil was reeling Monday after hundreds of supporters of the country’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seats of power in the capital Brasilia, trashing offices and drawing condemnation from the government and the international community. The breaches came a week after the inauguration of Lula da …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces and gained access to the country’s congressional building Sunday, according to CNN Brasil. Footage shown on Sunday showed massive crowds walking up a ramp that leads to the building. The protesters …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil. Birth date: March 21, 1955 Birth place: Campinas, Brazil Birth name: Jair Messias Bolsonaro Father: Percy Geraldo Bolsonaro, dentist Mother: Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro Marriage: Michelle Bolsonaro; Ana Cristina Valle (divorced); Rogéria Bolsonaro (divorced) …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Wednesday issued a four-day ban on carrying firearms in the capital as a precautionary measure ahead of the January 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. In his ruling that temporarily suspends the licenses of registered gun owners, Judge …

[ad_1] Itu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil CNN  —  The drive through Sao Paulo state in Brazil is decidedly unremarkable, blocks and blocks of high-rise buildings give way to commuter highways and eventually to gentle rolling hills. It is hardly the scene where one would expect to find the climate’s salvation. …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin in a fiercely contested run-off election. The leftist former leader, widely known as “Lula,” received more than 60 million votes, the …

[ad_1] Sao Paulo CNN  —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments. The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents the return of the left into power in Brazil and marks an …

[ad_1] São Paulo, Brazil CNN  —  Polls opened in Brazil on Sunday in a presidential election marred by an unprecedented climate of tension and violence. While there are nearly a dozen candidates on the ballot, the race has been dominated by two frontrunners and polar opposites: right-wing incumbent President Jair …