Contemporary era · 2023

8 January Brasília attacks

On 8 January 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a mob of Bolsonaro's supporters attacked Brazil's federal government buildings in the capital, Brasília.

8 January Brasília attacks
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When
2023
Where
Praça dos Três Poderes
Era
Contemporary

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