Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress in Brazil’s capital

It came just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress in Brazil’s capital
Protesters, supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday (Eraldo Peres/AP/PA)

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the country’s capital on Sunday.

It came just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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