Tánaiste 'deeply disturbed' by Brazil violence as 300 arrested

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Planalto Palace after it was stormed by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro. Picture: AP/Eraldo Peres)

The Tánaiste has said he is "deeply disturbed" by the violent scenes in Brazil overnight, which saw 300 people arrested.

Micheál Martin, who is also the Defence Minister, was speaking in the wake of thousands of supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro storming the Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace, before they trashed the nation’s highest seats of power.