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Mass arrests made in Brazil after invasion of government buildings

Guardian, 09 Jan 2023
Busloads of supporters of Brazil's far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, were detained following an attack on the country's congress, presidential palace and supreme court.
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Between 200 and 300 people are believed to have been taken into custody after police faced off with the crowd using tear gas and batons to expel the demonstrators. It comes after an estimated 3,000 people broke into the government buildings chanting slogans and smashing furniture. Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva inspected the headquarters of Brazil's three branches of government after the area was secured as his government vowed to step up security.

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