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Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestationBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation.
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
Read full article: Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice
Read full article: X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justiceSocial media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
Read full article: Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway pavingIn an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change.
Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro spied on judiciary and lawmakers, police say
Read full article: Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro spied on judiciary and lawmakers, police sayAn investigation into Brazil’s federal police alleges that the country’s intelligence agency spied on members of the judiciary, lawmakers and journalists under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil's police say Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million in undeclared jewelry from Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Brazil's police say Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million in undeclared jewelry from Saudi ArabiaBrazil’s Federal Police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro embezzled jewelry worth about $1.2 million during his time in office.
Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi ArabiaThe indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store.
Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say
Read full article: Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources sayBrazilian police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations.
New Petrobras chief is sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
Read full article: New Petrobras chief is sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier handMagda Chambriard has been sworn in as the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras as market concerns of increased government intervention in the company mount.
Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols
Read full article: Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbolsThe iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday’s LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo.
Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
Read full article: Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president BolsonaroConservative Brazilians heaped praise on Elon Musk at a rally in the capital of Rio de Janeiro supporting far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
Read full article: US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensionsA U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X.
What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge
Read full article: What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judgeElon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
Read full article: Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstructionA crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction.
Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes
Read full article: Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimesIt was a historic week for Brazil’s Krenak Indigenous group after decades of being overlooked at best, and at worst, subjugated and tortured.
The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon
Read full article: The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the AmazonThe Brazilian and the French presidents announced on Tuesday a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) on the Amazon, including its part in neighboring French Guiana.
Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
Read full article: Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassyBrazil’s Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro’s two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.
Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
Read full article: Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him firstAs Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad.
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination statusFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.
Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
Read full article: Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeatJudicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it.
Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo
Read full article: Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao PauloFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for allegedly harassing a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Paulo’s coast last year.
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations
Read full article: Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigationsSupporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have staged a huge demonstration jamming a main avenue in the country's biggest city to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
Read full article: Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigationFormer Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides have met with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro’s successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot
Read full article: Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plotBrazilian police have searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan.
Brazil's police investigate Bolsonaro's intelligence boss over alleged political spying
Read full article: Brazil's police investigate Bolsonaro's intelligence boss over alleged political spyingCourt records show that Brazil’s federal police are investigating the country’s former intelligence chief as part of a wider probe into alleged spying on political opponents under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
Read full article: Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capitalBrazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office.
Takeaways from lawsuits accusing meat giant JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Takeaways from lawsuits accusing meat giant JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestationAuthorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area.
Brazil’s Congress overrides president's veto to reinstate legislation threatening Indigenous rights
Read full article: Brazil’s Congress overrides president's veto to reinstate legislation threatening Indigenous rightsBrazil’s Congress has overturned a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights.
Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
Read full article: Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last yearAt last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of “Lula.
Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires
Read full article: Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos AiresFormer President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet.
Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown
Read full article: Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknownMillions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei.
Brazil's Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel says
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel saysA Brazilian congressional panel has accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup.
Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrection
Read full article: Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrectionA draft congressional report on Brazil’s Jan. 8 riots has accused ex-President Jair Bolsonaro of being the insurrection’s mastermind.
Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late
Read full article: Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too lateLuzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex.
Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
Read full article: Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rightsIndigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights.
Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differences
Read full article: Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differencesPresident Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focused on workers’ rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere’s largest democracies met Wednesday in New York.
Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
Read full article: Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capitalBrazil’s Supreme Court has handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.
Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land
Read full article: Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of landIndigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.
Brazil's Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide's lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide's lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official giftA lawyer for an aide to then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says the leader ordered the aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry received as a gift and funnel the money to him.
Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote
Read full article: Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 voteA Brazilian hacker claims then-President Jair Bolsonaro asked him to hack the country’s electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
Read full article: Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary voteThe Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year-old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president.
Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts
Read full article: Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry giftsBrazil’s federal police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office.
Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says
Read full article: Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government saysThe diminutive woman with a white feather headdress was standing on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon and addressing the crowd.
Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
Read full article: Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered riverIn late June, the Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River “as a living entity and subject to rights.”.
In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
Read full article: In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under BolsonaroDeforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration's environmental efforts.
Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty
Read full article: Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban povertyThousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a migration to urban areas that is reshaping their lives, their villages and their new cities.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030
Read full article: Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system.
Bolsonaro’s political future hangs in the balance as Brazilian court case begins
Read full article: Bolsonaro’s political future hangs in the balance as Brazilian court case beginsBrazil’s top electoral court has started hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former President Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years.
Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climate
Read full article: Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climateBrazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a plan to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region.
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
Read full article: Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of LulaIn a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazil’s Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.
Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards
Read full article: Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cardsBrazil’s Federal Police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone in what they say is an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards.
Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after vote
Read full article: Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after voteHundreds of protesters have gathered in Paraguay’s capital for the second straight day of demonstrations alleging that this weekend’s presidential elections were marred by fraud, a claim that President-elect Santiago Peña, electoral authorities and international observers roundly dismissed.
Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon
Read full article: Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for AmazonBrazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation.
Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda
Read full article: Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agendaBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has arrived in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a trade deal between the European and South American bloc Mercosur.
Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize
Read full article: Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prizeAlessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin.
In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industry
Read full article: In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industryThe trip by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Beijing has made clear he is counting on China to help reinvigorate the South American nation’s ailing industrial sector.
In first 100 days, Brazil's Lula aims to revive his legacy
Read full article: In first 100 days, Brazil's Lula aims to revive his legacyLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy.
Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authoritiesA representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the president’s involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia.
Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from Saudis
Read full article: Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from SaudisA Brazilian government watchdog is giving former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021.
Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope
Read full article: Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hopeSupporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazil’s new leftist president.
Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil's Amazon, pledges lands
Read full article: Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil's Amazon, pledges landsOn his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has expressed support for the creation of new territories for those communities.
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair died
Read full article: Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair diedA delegation from the Brazilian government that includes widows of two slain men who had worked for justice for Indigenous Amazon peoples arrived in the remote region where the two were slain Monday in a symbolic retake of the place, now that a new government has taken office in Brazil.
Biden, Lula focus on democracy, climate during visit
Read full article: Biden, Lula focus on democracy, climate during visitPresident Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have met at the White House and reflected on how their nations were tested in their respective battles to preserve democracy.
Bolsonaro defends tenure, questions Brazil election defeat
Read full article: Bolsonaro defends tenure, questions Brazil election defeatFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke to hundreds of supporters at a property owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump Friday and did not discourage them from claiming he lost his election due to fraud.
Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency
Read full article: Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidencyA Brazilian magazine has released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power.
Brazil authorities probe Amazon ties to capital attacks
Read full article: Brazil authorities probe Amazon ties to capital attacksAn investigation into anti-democratic protests and a recent attack on Brazil's capital is centering in part on areas along an important highway that goes through the Amazon.
Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa
Read full article: Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visaBrazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await.
Brazil police raid Bolsonaro nephew's home in uprising probe
Read full article: Brazil police raid Bolsonaro nephew's home in uprising probeBrazil’s federal police have searched the home of a nephew of former President Jair Bolsonaro in connection with the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings in the capital by far-right protesters.
Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining
Read full article: Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, miningSevere malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency.
Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestationEnvironmentalists, Indigenous people and voters sympathetic to their causes were important to Luiz Inácio da Silva's election to a third term as Brazil's president.
Brazil's army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
Read full article: Brazil's army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprisingBrazil's president has fired the army chief after the leftist leader openly said some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others
Read full article: Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and othersRio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, gay people and the disabled.
Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
Read full article: Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riotBrazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.
Brazil reckons with artistic treasures ruined in riot
Read full article: Brazil reckons with artistic treasures ruined in riotThe horde of rioters who invaded government buildings on Jan. 8 in an attack on Brazil’s democracy left behind a trail of destruction whose full scope is only now coming into full view.
Bolsonaro eyes return to Brazil as US stay pressures Biden
Read full article: Bolsonaro eyes return to Brazil as US stay pressures BidenThe Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazil’s capital.
EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprisingThousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021.
Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical
Read full article: Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identicalThe scenes of supporters of Brazil's defeated president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into government buildings that are the very symbol of their country’s democracy brought back memories of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.