of family members. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in brazil where there has been a swift and stern reaction to the invasion of the congress by supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro. more than 1,500 people have been arrested with suggestions they could be charged with terrorism. they ve been taken in buses to police headquarters to be questioned. it seems the investigation into who was behind the invasion will be a priority for the new government of president lula. police have already been dismantling the main protest camp which was set up by supporters of mr bolsonaro. officers wearing riot uniforms were deployed and a spokesman said the protestors were dispersed. the aftermath of the damage caused to the congress and other government buildings in brasilia is now becoming apparent. however, it seems that no one was seriously injured. some supporters of president lula say it s because the security forces were encouraged by
in the uk and north america on tuesday, but is already out in singapore. we ll get the latest reaction. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values, a rejection of the violent storming of the country s congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former prisoner jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison, it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson s been at one of the pro democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without honesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not ag
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values a rejection of the violent storming of the country s congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former president jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson s been at one of the pro democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without amnesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not agreeing, it is allowing people to have
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
for those responsible, mr bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson sent us this report from one of the demonstrations. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without amnesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not agreeing, it is allowing people to have different opinions and respecting democracy and this is what this event is about. it s about moving forward and encouraging democracy in this deeply divided country. for more analysis on this, i m joined now by maria herminia tavares who is professor of political science