this was a scenario many here feared might happen, after a divisive election back in october. these images are clearly reminiscent of what happened in the us capitol two years ago. after all, former presidentjair bolsonaro is nicknamed the trump of the tropics by some. but while far right protesters here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copycat insurrection. and it goes beyond bolsonaro, too. what angers protesters most is not so much that bolsonaro lost, but the fact that lula won a man they see as belonging in prison, not the presidential palace. translation: i m here in this totally peaceful demonstration j because i don t agree with all the thievery of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court. we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. translation: we don t believe | that this election was democratic. there are several indications that there was fraud, that there was corruption.
here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copycat insurrection. and it goes beyond bolsonaro, too. what angers protesters most is not so much that bolsonaro lost, but the fact that lula won a man they see as belonging in prison, not the presidential palace. translation: i m here in this totally peaceful demonstration because i don t agree with all the thievery of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court. we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. translation: we don t believe that this election was democratic. there are several indications that there was fraud, that there was corruption. there s been no evidence of fraud, despite what these protesters claim. but no matter. what these people want is military intervention. it s the only way, in their view, that brazil can be saved from what they see as a stolen election. lula, though, the elected president, who s been in the job forjust a week, condemned what hap
to a source close to his family, mr bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in florida, although his condition was said to be not worrying . the protesters are angry at the result of october s presidential election. many world leaders have condemned the riot, which president lula da silva described as the work of fascists . our south america correspondent, katy watson has the latest. total chaos in brasilia, as thousands of hard line protesters invaded government buildings. authorities responding with tear gas to try and regain control of brazil s capital. this was a scenario many here feared might happen, after a divisive election back in october. these images are clearly reminiscent of what happened in the us capitol two years ago. after all, former president jair bolsonaro is nicknamed the trump of the tropics by some. but while far right protesters here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copycat insurrection. and it goes beyond bolsonaro, to
of what happened in the us capitol two years ago. after all, former president jair bolsonaro is nicknamed the trump of the tropics by some. but while far right protesters here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copycat insurrection. and it goes beyond bolsonaro, too. what angers protesters most is not so much that bolsonaro lost, but the fact that lula won a man they see as belonging in prison, not the presidential palace. translation: i m here in this totally peaceful demonstration j because i don t agree with all the thievery of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court. we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. translation: we don t believe | that this election was democratic. there are several indications that there was fraud, that there was corruption. there s been no evidence of fraud, despite what these protesters claim. but no matter. what these people want is military intervention. it s the only wa
so, how did we get here? well, to answer that, we need to start with these two men, bitter rivals, jair bolsonaro and luiz inacio lula da silva. back in october, lula won the election. he narrowly beat bolsonaro, a far right president who had repeatedly cast doubts over the electoral process. and, after bolsonaro lost, he and some of his supporters questioned the result. translation: the current popular movements are the results - of indignation and a feeling of injustice on how the electoral process took place. there is no evidence of fraud. disinformation about the election between these two has persisted. conspiracy theories that the election was rigged or that bolsonaro was the real winner have been spreading on social media for months. and in recent weeks, protesters have been using coded language to try and coordinate their plans. and these theories have been tested.