rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . president biden is to visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. hello and welcome to bbc world news. thank you forjoining us. we start with some breaking news. thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some have reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters have also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socialist, luis inacio lula da silva who
at the university of sao paulo. thank you very much forjoining us to speak about this. how is come as a shock to you, what we re seeing today? a shock to you, what we re seeing toda ? , , , . a shock to you, what we re seeing toda? today? yes, yes and everybody exected today? yes, yes and everybody exnected that today? yes, yes and everybody expected that these today? yes, yes and everybody expected that these extreme . today? yes, yes and everybody - expected that these extreme groups that were in front of. in front of the military buildings would try something, but we didn t. we actually didn t expect that they would invade the congress, the governmental palace, the supreme court. as. as of yesterday, we had news that they were going to brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, but. brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, but. and at that point, did ou brasilia, but. .. and at that point, did you think brasilia, but. .. and at that point, di
that. stimulate this kind of movements and this happened with both jair bolsonaro, clearly, during his whole government and after his defeat he still related to those groups and those groups went in front of the military buildings to, to military command to ask for military intervention and they were there until yesterday. and in some places in brazil, they are still there, so at this moment probably went to brasilia, and so, i think it was really. the united states was really an inspiration, unfortunately.- really an inspiration, unfortunately. really an inspiration, unfortunatel . ., really an inspiration, unfortunatel. ., , unfortunately. and there have been calls by the unfortunately. and there have been calls by the protesters unfortunately. and there have been calls by the protesters to unfortunately. and there have been calls by the protesters to the - calls by the protesters to the military, directed to the military asking them to overturn mr lula da silva s win. wher
more on this. we are watching closely what is happening in brasilia and we will also hear from our correspondent in los angeles. that is, for little later in the programme. our correspondent in washington, it will be, actually. but for now. president biden has arrived to the city of el paso, for his first visit to the us southern border with mexico since taking office. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently prompting the white house to announce new curbs. our north america correspondent, sophie long, is there for us. hello, sophie. you have been waiting for the arrival of president biden and he is there now? and he is there now? yes, i can confirm that and he is there now? yes, i can confirm that president - and he is there now? yes, i can confirm that president biden i and he is there now? yes, i can - confirm that president biden arrived here in el pasojust confirm that president biden arrived here in el paso just over half a narrow go. he should be now on his way
voted for bolsonaro and are not in brasilia, voted for bolsonaro and went to their houses and accepted the results. but let s remember that the results. but let s remember that the difference between lula and bolsonaro was very tiny, and so, great. a great number of brazilians didn t vote for lula, didn t vote cash they did vote for bolsonaro, and it all will depend on how the lula government would try to pacfiy how the lula government would try to pacify and to bring back normalcy in brazil political life. bud pacify and to bring back normalcy in brazil political life. brazil political life. and i suppose that is one brazil political life. and i suppose that is one key brazil political life. and i suppose that is one key similarity, - brazil political life. and i suppose that is one key similarity, isn t i that is one key similarity, isn t it, between the united states and brazil, in that the populations are quite divided politically. thank you forjoining us, maria herminia tava