and help clear the backlog. the port said 111 coaches were waiting to cross the english channel on sunday afternoon. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: lula s new brazil. hello. i m lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil to play a greater role on the world stage, declaring brazil is back. wh
and two romanian women are being investigated on allegations of rape, people trafficking and forming an organised crime group. they all deny any wrongdoing. now on bbc news, global questions: lula s new brazil. hello, iam lyse hello, i am lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city is famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and starting copacabana beach. at the big story in brazil now is it s highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula da silva over his rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s depolarisation. injanuary, depolarisation. in january, thousands depolarisation. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters supported just like attach the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions as well about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president miller provides many prizes at home, including rising
in the southern state of arkansas, killing three people and injuring 20 others. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions: lula s new brazil. hello. i m lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil to play a greater role on the world stage, declaring brazil is back. what can and will he do to rebuild this
brazil seeing in 2023 in style. fireworks along the copacabana beach in the countries city of rio dejaneiro. 2 million people there along the seafront. in london, more than 100,000 revellers welcomed in the new year to the chimes of big ben where the countdown was projected within the london eye in the lead up to midnight. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes in what was thought to be the largest display in europe with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. the display returned to the banks of the river thames for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers. i am absolutely speechless. that was a i2 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and
celebrations to mark the start of 2023 are being held around the world with rio the latest city to welcome the new year in the past hour. earlier, crowds thronged the streets of capitals from warsaw and stockholm in the east, to brussels, paris, madrid and london where the countdown was projected within the london eye as midnight approached. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes, in what was thought to be the largest display in europe, with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie was soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers on the banks of the river thames. i am absolutely speechless. that was a 12 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and in an incredible way to start the new year. big ben, the