Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva late on Jan. 8 visited the nation’s presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court to assess the damage after rioters breached and defaced the three buildings earlier in the day.
Ongoing post-election demonstrations have played out in Brazil since Oct. 30, 2022, when Lula, a socialist, was declared the winner of the presidential election with 50.9 percent of the vote. He was sworn in on Jan. 1 as president for the third time.
Many of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters cast doubt over the authenticity of the result and have alleged potential election fraud.
Late Sunday, Lula ordered a “federal security intervention” in Brasilia until at least Jan. 31 in response to the day’s events. The move provides the federal government with extraordinary powers to take control of security in the federal district….