Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, refusing to accept his election defeat, stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings, which are connected by the vast Three Powers Square in Brasilia. Some called for a military intervention to either restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power, or oust Lula from the presidency.
Lula da Silva promised that all those involved in the invasion of the presidential palace and government buildings would be identified and punished, calling them "fascists" and "fanatics" as well as declaring a federal security intervention.
Bolsonaro supporters have been protesting Lula’s electoral win since Oct. 30, blocking roads, setting vehicles on fires and gathering outside military buildings, seeking the armed forces to intervene. Many of them alleged that election results were fraudulent or unreliable.
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