How Brazil's political unrest reached a violent crescendo months after a contentious election
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Brazil is reeling after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed its Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, vandalizing the premises in rebuke of newly sworn-in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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How Brazil's political unrest reached a violent crescendo months after a contentious election
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Supporters of defeated far-right president storm government buildings in Brazil