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<p>Hordes of supporters of former <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/bolsonaro-plays-trump-card-in-brazil-and-wont-concede-as-fans-block-roads">Brazilian</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jair-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-to-hide-out-in-home-of-mma-fighter-in-florida">President Jair Bolsonaro</a> assaulted Congress, the Supreme Court, and other key government buildings in the country’s capital on Sunday, recalling the historic attack on the U.S. Capitol just over two years ago.</p>
<p>Despite an attempt by police to dispel the mob with tear gas, protesters overwhelmed security barriers and broke windows to enter the buildings, which are located in <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/brazilian-man-arrested-for-planting-explosives-before-lulas-inauguration">Brasília’s</a> Three Powers square.</p>
<p>Local news footage showed protesters, many of whom were decked out in green and yellow, moving through the presidential palace, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-government-caribbean-0c03c098a5e2a09ac534412c30ae8355">Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/bolsonaro-fanatics-storm-congress-in-twisted-brazilian-echo-of-jan-6?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
ADRIANO MACHADO/REUTERS
Hordes of supporters of former BrazilianPresident Jair Bolsonaro assaulted Congress, the Supreme Court, and other key government buildings in the country’s capital on Sunday, recalling the historic attack on the U.S. Capitol just over two years ago.
Despite an attempt by police to dispel the mob with tear gas, protesters overwhelmed security barriers and broke windows to enter the buildings, which are located in Brasília’s Three Powers square.
Local news footage showed protesters, many of whom were decked out in green and yellow, moving through the presidential palace, according to the Associated Press.
