Brazil protests: Bolsonaro supporters attack police HQ

Supporters of Brazil’s outgoing far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, tried to attack the headquarters of the federal police in Brasilia on Monday.

Tension escalated after police arrested a pro-Bolsonaro indigenous leader.

Mr Bolsonaro was defeated in last month’s election by his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but some of his supporters refuse to recognise the president’s defeat.

They set alight several vehicles and blocked a number of roads, police said.

Police said the protesters “attempted to invade” the federal police building, where José Acácio Serere Xavante was being held.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63956778

 

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