Brazil vows swift justice after ex-leader's supporters storm government
Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro had suggested, without evidence, election fraud, and his son has met with Donald Trump and his associates.
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Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro had suggested, without evidence, election fraud, and his son has met with Donald Trump and his associates.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation's Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace on Sunday, claiming the recent election was stolen from him. Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at the Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, explains why the riots were "predictable" on CBS News.
CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins us to discuss how Sunday's riots in Brazil compare to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Congress. He also reflects on the divisions plaguing the new Congress, and the latest reporting on embattled GOP Congressman George Santos.
Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday.
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The president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.
The president had still not accepted defeat after official results showed his leftist challenger narrowly won the election.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be the next president of Brazil. He defeated incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election Sunday night, but Bolsonaro has yet to concede. Eric Farnsworth, vice president for the Council of the Americas, joined CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Jericka Duncan to discuss.
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