Brazil Protests
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Brazil’s Lula fires army chief following capital uprising by far-right protestersPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief Saturday amid concerns over threats to the country's democracy following the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital.WorldJan 21, 2023
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Bolsonaro to face probe over alleged incitement of Brazil capital riot, court rulesAuthorities are investigating who enabled Bolsonaro's radical supporters to storm the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace in an attempt to overturn his election loss.WorldJan 13, 2023
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Brazilian authorities investigate after pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm government sitesUnlike the 2021 attack in the United States, few Brazilian officials would have been working in the top government buildings on a Sunday.WorldJan 9, 2023
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Facing political instability, Brazil’s Bolsonaro says military exists to defend democracyBolsonaro's comments come as his supporters and detractors gathered in cities across the country, in a stark symbol of the polarization in Latin America's largest country.PoliticsJun 21, 2020
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Brazilian protesters march on presidential residence amid nationwide general strikeBrazilian protesters torched buses, clashed with police in several cities and marched on President Michel Temer's Sao Paulo residence on Friday amid the nation's first general strike in more than two decades.WorldApr 28, 2017
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Buses burned as Brazil protests turn violentPolice in Brazil's biggest city say they've detained around 90 people amid violent demonstrations over the police killing of a 17-year-old.WorldOct 29, 2013
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Brazil protesters, police clash near matchBrazilian protesters and police clashed Wednesday near a stadium hosting a Confederations Cup soccer match, as thousands of demonstrators trying to march on the site were met by tear gas and rubber bullets.WorldJun 27, 2013
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More protests break out in Brazil before president meets with demonstratorsProtests are breaking out again in Brazil just before President Dilma Rousseff's first meeting with some members of the protest movement.WorldJun 24, 2013
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Turkish PM says Turkey and Brazil are targets of same conspiracyTurkey's prime minister - who has blamed demonstrations in his country on a plot to destabilize his government - suggests protest-hit Brazil is a victim of the same conspiracy.WorldJun 22, 2013
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Brazil leaders to meet as protests, violence growPolice and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through more than 80 Brazilian cities in the biggest demonstrations yet against a government viewed as corrupt at all levels and unresponsive to its people.WorldJun 21, 2013
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