400 arrested as supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro storm Brazil government buildings

Chaos struck Brazil's capital Sunday when supporters of far right former President Jair Bolsonaro descended on government buildings, breached them, climbed on

NBC News

What a terrifying sequence of events. Nepotism, greed, big business, government corruption, Bolsonaro goes into exile in Florida nearby to Trump's tacky Mar-a-Lago, and then an attempted coup to reverse the loss of a democratic election.

Brazil's Bolsonaro calls Musk's Twitter bid a 'breath of hope'
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/elon-musk-visit-brazil-talks-with-bolsonaro-government-official-says-2022-05-20/

Bolsonaro using medals to celebrate allies, family, himself
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-jair-bolsonaro-spacex-science-politics-8baea417b444c8130e5989225e7c230e
tl;dr: Six months ago, Elon Musk visited Brazil for the first time, shook hands with Jair Bolsonaro, and was the first foreign civilian without a government position to receive the Defense Ministry medal.

Trump aides Bannon, Miller advising the Bolsonaros on next steps
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/23/brazil-bolsonaro-bannon/

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida, avoiding Lula handover
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-says-no-justification-attempted-terrorist-act-capital-2022-12-30/

Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaro-supporters-invade-congress-presidential-palace-brasilia-2023-01-08/
Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro calls Musk's Twitter bid a 'breath of hope'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter Inc <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/TWTR.N" target="_blank">(TWTR.N)</a> a "breath of hope" as the two met in Brazil on Friday, adding he hoped the U.S. billionaire would help end the "lies" about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.

Reuters

BREAKING: President Lula has decreed federal intervention, in the wake of the recent coup attempt in Brasilia!

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