Reporters attacked by Bolsonaro’s security agents in Rome
01 November 2021 |
1:10 pm
Jair Bolsonaro's bodyguards attacked reporters who were covering the president as he walked the streets of Rome talking to his supporters. The reporters said they will file a police complaint.
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