Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in its windows, witnesses say.
Others demonstrators were seen gathering outside the presidential palace and Supreme Court, although it was not immediately clear whether they had managed to break into the buildings.
The events have been described as an ‘anti-democratic demonstration’.
The incidents, which recalled the January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol, come just a week after leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in on January 1.
Bolsonaro supporters have been protesting against Lula’s electoral win since October 30, blocking roads, setting vehicles on fire and gathering outside military buildings, asking armed forces to intervene.
