Bolsonaro’s presence in the US is quite a problem for Joe Biden

The presence of Brazil's ex-president is more embarrassing now that a mob of his far-right supporters smashed into president Lula's offices, echoing the US Capitol attack of January 6, 2021

Echoing the US Capitol 'January 6' attack, a mob of Jair Bolsonaro supporters broke into government buildings in Brasília on Sunday. Here one of them rifles through papers on a desk. Picture: Eraldo Peres/AP

The far-right former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro flew to Florida in the US two days before his term ended on January 1, having challenged the October 30 election he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 

But Bolsonaro left behind a violent movement of election-denying supporters, who on Sunday stormed Brazil’s presidential palace, congress, and supreme court.