The supporters of the previous president still refuse to acknowledge the election defeat, even though the new president took office a week ago.
21:25•Updated 21:54
of the former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro supporters have invaded the area of several government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
Brazilian media estimates that around 3,000 people participate in the unrest in the capital.
Supporters have apparently invaded at least the areas of the parliament, the presidential palace, the Supreme Court and the buildings of the ministries.
So far, it is unclear whether the protesters have entered all the buildings. Apparently, at least the windows of the parliament building have been broken. Based on the TV pictures, the furniture of the Parliament and the Supreme Court has been broken.
The protesters supported themselves in the areas cordoned off by the police, regardless of the obstacles. There have been people on the roof of the parliament building, for example.
The police have used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The events at the Brazilian Congress building are already being compared to the US Congress riot two years ago.
The new president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva started his term already a week ago, but many supporters of the previous president still refuse to recognize Bolsonaro’s defeat in the elections.
Lula is currently not in the capital, but on a visit to São Paulo. Bolsonaro, on the other hand, left Brazil for Florida in the US even before the start of Lula’s term.
The news is updated.
Sources: AFP, Reuters, AP