countdown to britain s first ever space launch. we are going to be live in cornwall, where the mission is taking off. let s start in brazil. security forces there have detained over 1,000 people after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings. this was the scene in brasilia the capital on sunday. thousands of demonstrators were involved. in the last few hours, brazilian authorities have issued a statement branding the riots terrorist acts of vandalism by criminals and coup plotters . and we ve also heard from brazil s president lula. translation: all those people who did this will be found and punished. they will realise that democracy guarantees the right to freedom and free speech, but it also demands that people respect the institutions created to strengthen democracy. let s take a step back and look at how we got here. in october last year, we saw a bitter electoral campaign between the incumbent jair bolsonaro and lula. and lul
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
general in this letter we ve seen expresses some frustration in how difficult it has been to get records from the secret service, especially around that time, january 6, important time, and then the house select committee and other congressional committees are concerned as well partly because the house, too, they re trying to nail down on their own the details of january 6. that includes what secret service agents witnessed of donald trump that day, what they said about it afterward and that s a big part of what they re continuing to probe, especially now after the testimony of white house aide cassidy hutchinson which did highlight the secret service and what happened there. caitlin, cnn also has new reporting about a d.c. metropolitan police officer who is corroborating details of what cassidy hutchinson said. tell us about this. right. it wasn t just the secret service who witnessed that motorcade on january 6th that donald trump was in. when cassidy hutchinson testifi
Is going to be a long night. Much more for you anytime, of course, on the bbc website. Now on bbc news, the bbc website. Now on bbc news, the latest Business News live from singapore. Chinas first Commercial Aircraft is ready for takeoff, but can it compete with airbus and boeing . And the challenges of Doing Business in myanmar. We speak to a regional boss. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Glad you could join us. Its a friday. The first Made In China Passengerjet will fly for the first time this morning. It is called the c919, and it is built by komak. It will not be delivered to airlines until at least 2020, but the Industry Buzz around the aeroplane is huge. It has been in the works for nearly a decade as china tries to rely less on European Airlines like boeing. We had a sneak preview. Made in china, those three words now applied to Commercial Aircraft. This is the c919, chinas first home made Commercial Aircraft. Actually, it is
Are you taking a break from the booze after the excesses of the Festive Season . Well meet one man who hopes to turn abstinence into a business opportunity. But can non alcoholic drinks really take over from The Real Thing . During yesterdays metro strike in london, uber prices surged by up to 500 . Are companies right to reflect increased demand . Or do price hikes leave you feeling ripped off . Let us know what you think. Welcome to the programme. There are just a couple of weeks of Barack Obamas presidency remaining, and later today he gives his big farewell speech. As well as being commander in chief hes also overseen the worlds biggest economy for the last eight years. But what kind of legacy has he left . Well, since his inauguration injanuary 2009 more than 11 million jobs have been added, with the Unemployment Rate falling from 7. 8 to 4. 7 . It peaked at 10. 0 in 0bamas first year in power. The typical American Family brings home nearly 54,000 a year. Thats almost exactly the