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Analysis of Brazil’s Capitol Siege: Bolsonaro Supporters’ Storming of Congress Amid Election Dispute
Brazil recently experienced a significant political disturbance as supporters of the former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation’s Congress, Presidential Palace, and Supreme Court. The unrest was sparked by claims of election fraud following the narrow victory of leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential election. Bolsonaro, who did not concede defeat nor…