Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters riot in Brasilia
14 December 2022 |
5:38 am
Jair Bolsonaro backers confronted police in the Brazilian capital as Lula da Silva was ratified as the country's new president. The rioters at one point attempted to storm the federal police headquarters.
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