Thousands of demonstrators in Brazil have invaded Congress - bypassing security barricades, climbing on the roofs and breaking windows. 9News
Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on the roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings, which are connected through the vast Three Powers square in Brasilia. Some are calling for a military intervention to restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power.
Images on TV channel Globo News showed protesters roaming the presidential palace, many of them wearing green and yellow, the colors of the flag that have also come to symbolise the Bolsonaro government.Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia.
The incidents recalled the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol, something many political analysts have warned about for months. But in this case it is likely that Congress and the Supreme Court had limited personnel inside the buildings on a Sunday. Bolsonaro supporters have been protesting against Lula's electoral win since October 30, blocking roads, setting vehicles on fires and gathering outside military buildings, asking armed forces to intervene. Many believed election results were fraudulent or unreliable.
"This absurd attempt to impose their will by force will not prevail," said Justice Minister Flavio Dino on his Twitter account.
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