Photos 👇 After supporters of former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the Supreme Court, the Congress and the Presidential Palace in the capital, Brasilia, about 1,500 people have been apprehended in the country.
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| Protesters sit on the roof of the National Congress building. Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP via Al Jazeera |
The rioting is coming after a week President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in. He seriously criticized the “terrorist acts” and went ahead to assure that the perpetrators will be punished.
Mr. Jair Bolsonaro is yet to accept defeat in the tight election which held in October that split the country.
He travelled to the United States (US) before the handover on 1 January.
On Monday, Mr. Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in the city of Florida, US, with abdominal discomfort.
In support of democratic values, tens of thousands of people are now protesting in Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.
President Lula and the heads of Congress and the Supreme Court said they “reject the terrorist acts and criminal, coup-mongering vandalism that occurred” during Sunday’s riots.
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| A Bolsonaro supporter detained by security forces outside the National Congress building. Photo: Adriano Machado/Reuters via Al Jazeera |
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| Police fire teargas with the intention to recover the National Congress building as well as other buildings taken over by protesters. Photo: Ueslie Marcelino/Reuters via Al Jazeera |
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| Protesters clash with the Police after storming the Planalto Palace, the official workplace of the President of Brazil. Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP via Al Jazeera |
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| Former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters enter the Congress building. Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP via Al Jazeera |
