while you have like two years ago not just because the national congress was stormed but also the presidential palace and the supreme court like they get attacked and this main building was invaded by these people. actually it start 3:00 p.m. on sunday here, people that support jair bolsanaro they didn t accept he lost the election last october. and then they invaded the three buildings that is located in brazil the capital of brazil. for those who don t know the place this building is located in the same square. in english it means three
path. reporter: the president also blamed his predecessor for the lack of security in the capital where bolsanaro s supporters have been camped out for over a week. bolsanaro who s currently in florida denounced what he called the degradations of public buildings in a tweet adding that peaceful and lawful demonstrations a part of democracy. but critics say he may have stirred up the crowds with repeatedly saying without evidence he questioned the country s electronic system. last year s presidential election is still unfinished business for some brazilian and a sign just how divided the country is. rafael romo, cnn, atlanta. the nfl s buffalo bills treated fans to an absolute thriller in their first game since teammate damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest last week. they defeated their division rivals, the new england patriots 35-23 on sunday, and hamlin got to see it all watching the game from his hospital bed in
to offer humanitarian assistance, along with andrew bagshaw, who s 48 and lives in new zealand. they were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen intense fighting in recent days. many world leaders have condemned the riots in brasilia, the capital of brazil, describing them as an attack on democracy. thousands of supporters of the former president and far right leader jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings, saying they rejected the result of the recent elections. the newly elected president, lula da silva, accused mr bolsonaro of allowing fascists and fanatics to cause havoc. from brasilia, our correspondent nomia iqbal sent this report. hundreds of protesters let out their fury and rage on the heart of brazil s democracy. supporters of the former president bolsonaro entered congress, the supreme court and the presidential palace, destroying offices, computers, furniture and taking over government buildings. more than 1,500 people were detained on a0 b
and of the government of brasilia, the capital of brazil, and that resulted in that. we can still say that is a minority, but it s still a very engaged, a very mobilised minority, which led to this massive disruption of the capital. former presidentjair bolsonaro who is currently in the united states has denied instigating the unrest. he said, peaceful lawful demonstrations are part of democracy and went on to condemn the pillaging and invasions of public buildings. let s get one perspective on what responsibility he might hold. well, he probably is not responsible for the act in itself, in the sense that he didn t give an order to do that, but his government empowered . a lot of those groups that are now contesting the results . of the elections in brazil, so it s an indirect responsibility on him and his government - and many of his supporters . that are still around in brazil. have a look at this map. it shows the places targeted the national congress building, as we m
neither house of congress in brazil is currently in session. and brazil s new president, we should note, is not at the palace. but there s still lots to follow in all of this. let s go straight to cnn s rafael romo, who is following this. rafael, of course, viewers here in the united states and around the world can see the parallels between what is taking place in brazil and what took place on this country on january 6th of 2021. what more can you tell us? reporter: that s right, jim. this started a few hours ago as a peaceful protest in front of the army s headquarters in brasilia, the capital of brazil. numerous protesters started marching towards the area where government buildings for all three branchs of government are located. at one point, protesters stormed the building that houses the brazilian congress before other groups did the same at the palace, the seat of the executive power, the presidential building. and also, the supreme court brazilian president da silva who took