Lightning injures 89 at rally for former Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, injuring 89 people, according to the fire department.
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Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, injuring 89 people, according to the fire department.
Jair Bolsonaro, who has been hospitalized since Wednesday, has been serving a 27-year prison sentence since November for an attempted coup.
The move represents a thawing of sorts in the frosty relationship between the Trump administration and the Brazilian government.
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Thousands of people in Brazil held pro-democracy rallies on Monday. Many are calling for retribution after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government institutions on Sunday. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with BBC correspondent Nomia Iqbal about the next steps in this investigation.
The fallout continues after thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke into several major government buildings, echoing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago. Christina Ruffini reports.
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Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday in opposition to the country's newly-elected president. Nomia Iqbal from our partners at the BBC reports on the attacks from Brasilia. Then, Ryan Berg, director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss the riots.
Officials in Brazil are vowing to punish thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the country's far-right former president, after they stormed and vandalized government buildings on Sunday, hoping to have him returned to power. Bolsonaro fled to the U.S. days before his term ended.
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