Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital city of Brasilia on Sunday, some calling for a military coup to restore the far-right leader to power.
A look at events that occurred in Washington D.C. during the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol building.in the U.S., supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed their Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday in the capital city of Brasilia.
Bolsonaro, like former U.S. President Donald Trump, spent the months since his defeat making claims that election officials and hackers rigged the election. They donned green and yellow colors and carried matching flags – symbols of the Bolsonaro presidency, much like the MAGA hats and Trump 2020 banners of the rioters two years ago.
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