Brazilian authorities were picking up the pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace and trashed the nation's highest seats of power.
— Brazilian authorities were picking up the pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jairthe Supreme Court and presidential palace and trashed the nation's highest seats of power in what officials have called"terrorist acts.
Planalto Presidential Palace security members inspect offices destroyed by supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro after an invasion in Brasilia on January 9, 2023."We are united so that institutional measures are taken under the terms of Brazilian laws," the leaders said, adding a call for"serenity and peace" in the politically divided nation.
Reporting Monday for"CBS Mornings," BBC News' Katie Watson said the protesters were cleared from the government buildings by nightfall on Sunday, but police worked well into the early hours of the morning clearing people from the surrounding streets. At best, she said the Brazilian authorities had been caught unprepared by the siege, and at worst, some are suspected of possible involvement.
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