What now for Brazil? President Lula strengthened, but Bolsonaro supporters won't go quietly
- Written by Deborah Barros Leal Farias, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
On Sunday January 8, radical supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalised buildings that house Brazil’s congress, supreme court and presidential palace.
Since then, over 1,500 people have been detained.
The Governor of the Federal District, legally responsible for guaranteeing order in Brasilia and protecting the...













