• Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked the presidential palace, congress, and supreme court in Brazil, demanding military intervention to remove current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office.
• Bolsonaro is a far-right leader who has attacked LGBTQ people, women, and democracy.
• International democratic leaders, including Secretary-General of the U.N. António Guterres and President Emmanuel Macron of France, condemned the rioters in Brazil.
• As of 11:00 tonight, neither House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) nor Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had any comment on the events in Brazil.
• By Sunday night, Brazilian police had retaken control of the vandalized buildings and arrested 170 rioters.
Published January 8, 2023. Visit Letters from An American to read Heather Cox Richardson’s original post.
