Many are comparing the violent Brazilian riots to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where supporters of Donald Trump tried to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election results.
President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have made plans to strengthen U.S.-Brazil ties after the country recently experienced an attack similar to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that took place in Washington, D.C.
On Sunday, Jan. 8, followers of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation’s Congress, Supreme Court and the presidential palace in an attempt to strip Lula of his presidential authority, The Associated Press today!
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