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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Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress
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.
Reacting to the attack on Brazil's Congress
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.
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro storm Congress, other federal buildings
Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings.
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress
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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Brazil's Bolsonaro rushed to hospital for intestinal blockage
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