with his brother, the prince of wales, in an interview with the us media. do you speak to william now? do you text? do you speak to william now? do ou text? , ., you text? currently, no. butl look forward you text? currently, no. butl look forward to you text? currently, no. butl look forward to us you text? currently, no. butl look forward to us being - you text? currently, no. butl look forward to us being able | look forward to us being able to find look forward to us being able to find peace. hello and welcome to the programme. brazilian police say they ve regained control of the congress building in the capital, brasilia, after it was stormed by thousands of supporters of the former president, jair bolsanaro. the demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year s election. they want the military to intervene. the country s new leader, luis inacio lula da silva, described the protesters as fascist vandals and promised to punish them. our south america
hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the political crisis in brazil where security forces have detained 1,500 people after supporters of the far right former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the capital brasilia. leaders around the world have condemned the riots as an attack on democracy. mr bolsonaro came to power in 2019 he s popular amongst his supporters someone they see as a champion of traditional values. but his administration was marked by controversy many saw his policies as harmful to the amazon rain forest, while others questioned his response to covid when he downplayed the effects of the pandemic. the new president left wing luiz inacio lula da silva was voted in last october. he has been president before and had served a prison sentence for corruption, a conviction that was later anulled. the close result in last october s election just 51% to 49% - highligted a divided country. from brasilia, our corresponden
or brother by writing a memoir, and talks about his mother s funeral the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mother s coffin, and.there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. it s seven in the morning in singapore and eight in the evening in brasilia where thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, zhayer bolsonaro, have stormed jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress. 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 reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. brazilian police say they ve now retaken control of the congress building. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socia
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are now known to have died in the greater buffalo region. anyone who declares victory and says it is over.
at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . in the past few minutes, president biden has authorised emergency federal support for new york state. emily unia reports. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are now known to have died in the greater buffalo region. anyone who decla