Apr 14, 2023:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-ordered-testify-jan-8-riots-court-order-2023-04-14
Jan 31, 2023:
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3837473-bolsonaro-asks-for-us-visa
Jan 10, 2023:
Brazilian police questioned approximately 1,000 protesters held in an overcrowded gymnasium in Brasilia.
About 200 other demonstrators were under arrest, awaiting charges.
On social media pro-Bolsonaro supporters previously discussed plans to disrupt highways and oil refineries along with the storming of government buildings.
Source:
Benassatto, Leonardo. (January 10, 2023). "Brazilian police question some 1,000 detainees after rampage in capital". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-10
Jan 9, 2023:
Thousands of yesterday's protesters had been camped out near Army headquarters for about two months. Today, Brazilian soldiers and police dismantled that camp and detained about 1,200 people from that camp for questioning.
President da Silva said:
People were openly calling for a coup outside the [Army] barracks, and nothing was done. No general lifted a finger to tell them they could not do that.
Da Silva also said that some security forces were complicit with rioters.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida for treatment due to stomach pains.
Source:
Araujo,Gabriel; Boadle, Anthony; McGeever, Jamie. (January 9, 2023). "Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Supporters of defeated far-right president storm government buildings in Brazil | PBS
Brazil's democracy now facing its most crucial test: Will military intervene? | The Hill
Five things to know about Brazil's Jan. 6-like insurrection | The Hill
Jan 8, 2023:
Mobs of protesters and supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke into government buildings in Brazil's capitol city of Brasilia, smashing windows, furniture and artwork, flooding parts of Congress with a sprinkler system and ransacking ceremonial rooms in the Supreme Court.
The rampage lasted a little over three hours before security forces were able to retake control.
There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha tweeted that more than 400 people were arrested in connection with the attack.
Source:
Machado, Adriano. (January 8, 2023). "Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Khan, Carrie. (January 8, 2023). "Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's Congress". NPR. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Dec 28, 2022:
'Coup-mongering' Bolsonarista's battle cry reveals a radicalized Brazil | Reuters
Dec 12, 2022:
Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) certified the October 30 election, making Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory official.
In the capitol of Brasilia, Bolsonaro supporters confronted security forces at federal police headquarters.
Source:
Marcelino, Ueslei; Borges, Victor. (December 12, 2022). "Supporters of Brazil's defeated Bolsonaro attack police headquarters". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-26
Dec 10, 2022:
'It hurts my soul': Brazil's Bolsonaro ends post-election silence | Reuters
Nov 24, 2022:
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected Bolsonaro's electoral coalition complaint stating:
The complete bad faith of the plaintiff's bizarre and illicit request... was proven, both by the refusal to add to the initial petition and the total absence of any evidence of irregularities and the existence of a totally fraudulent narrative of the facts.
Justice de Moraes also fined the parties in Bolsonaro's coalition 22.9 million reais ($4.27 million) for "bad faith" litigation.
Source:
(November 24, 2022). "Brazil court rejects Jair Bolsonaro election challenge". DW (Deutsche Welle). Retrieved 2023-01-10
Nov 22, 2022:
Jair Bolsonaro's electoral coalition filed a complaint challenging the results of the October 30 runoff election.
The complaint alleges "signs of irreparable... malfunction" in some electronic voting machines. It also alleges "signs of serious failures that generate uncertainties and make it impossible to validate the results generated" relating to older models of voting machines, saying votes from those machines should be "invalidated."
Lula's victory was previously ratified by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) led by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. De Moraes declared that Bolsonaro's electoral coalition had 24 hours to submit it's full 2022 election audit.
Source:
Brito, Ricardo; Pulice, Carolina. (November 23, 2022). "Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election he lost to Lula". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-10
Bolsonaro contests Brazil election loss, wants votes voided | Associated Press
Nov 1, 2022:
In protest of Bolsonaro's election loss, Brazilian truckers blocked hundreds of roads across Brazil.
Source:
Jeantet, Diane. (November 1, 2022). "Brazilian truckers protest Bolsonaro loss, block hundreds of roads". PBS. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Bolsonaro did not concede to da Silva, but he did authorize his chief of staff, Ciro Nogueira, to begin the transition process to da Siva's administration.
Source:
Brito, Ricardo; Ellsworth, Brian; Gaier, Viga. (January 8, 2023). "Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Oct 31, 2022:
In the Brazilian presidential runoff election held yesterday, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.
Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%.
Source:
Jeantet, Diane; Savarese, Mauricio. (October 31, 2022). "Brazil's voters return Lula to presidency, right-wing Bolsonaro yet to concede". PBS. Retrieved 2023-01-09
Oct 25, 2022:
Brazilian voters bombarded with misinformation days before vote | PBS
Oct 2, 2022:
In Brazil's presidential election, with 99.7% of electronic votes counted, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ("Lula") received 48.4% of the votes versus 43.3% for Jair Bolsonaro. Because neither candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on October 30.
Source:
Borges, Victor; Slattery, Gram. (October 2, 2022). "Brazil election goes to runoff as Bolsonaro outperforms polls". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-10
More:
- Attack on Brazil's government raises concerns about how U.S. extremism has spread abroad | PBS
- Armed Bolsonaro Supporters Are Threatening Their Opponents. I Was One of Them | Time
- Jair Bolsonaro called on his followers to prepare for war | The Brazilian president spoke about the October 2 elections in which he will compete against Lula | Time.News | Time.News