Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

    BRASILIA - Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the most fraught election in a generation last year, announced a federal security intervention in Brasilia lasting until Jan. 31 after capital security forces initially were overwhelmed by the invaders. In a press conference, he blamed Bolsonaro, and complained about a lack of security in the capital, saying authorities had allowed "fas...

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