Brazil: Pro-Bolsonaro protest fizzles amid boosted security
13 January 2023 |
1:59 pm
Despite calls for a "mega-protest" to "retake power," turnout was significantly low in major cities. Authorities have upped security after the former president's supporters stormed government buildings on Sunday.
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