Massive crowd of Brazilians have descended on the capital of Brasilia to protest the stolen elections and are currently storming the National Congress. Police are using tear gas, Gunfire has been reported.
Police try to regain access to the Brazilian national Congress building but are forced to retreat, sending crowds into cheers.#BrazilianSpring #Bolsonaro #Lula #BrasilWasStolen pic.twitter.com/yMQN5M1xzr
— Subdivisions (@Douglasmaher) January 8, 2023
Reports put the number of protestors in the capital in the millions.
The brazilian have been protesting for 68 days now. And the supr br court just mocked us. Now people had enough. The brazilian congress is being invaded. People are not going to take a criminal in charge and clear rigged elections #BrazilianSpring pic.twitter.com/7S4jY85bTA
— c. alster 🇧🇷 (@claalster) January 8, 2023
Protestors have broken through the barriers around the National Congress and are storming the building:
🚨 Manifestantes rompem barreira e ocupam o Congresso Nacional. pic.twitter.com/ArejLUlD5L
— Conexão Política (@conexaopolitica) January 8, 2023
🚨🇧🇷 AGORA – POVO NO CONGRESSO pic.twitter.com/f6ZI1INISf
— Fernanda (@Fernandademaga) January 8, 2023
Protestors seem to have cornered Police on the roof, who opened fire before retreating:
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS BUILDING IS BEING TOTALLY OCCUPIED BY PROTESTERS
pic.twitter.com/tDKIMcIkiR— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) January 8, 2023
The presidential Palace has also been occupied:
Palácio do Planalto também foi ocupadopic.twitter.com/P8sDl5vjDj
— Allan Dos Santos (@allanldsantos) January 8, 2023
Protestors have also stormed the Supreme Court, which is mainly responsible for the Communist coup and election fraud denialism:
Injured protesors were carried on stretchers, apparently with bullet wounds:
https://twitter.com/Jakelyneloiola_/status/1612158272064069632?s=20&t=GVsl7pn07A16X8noqO9Tmg
Communists don’t understand that shooting your citizens doesn’t quell their commitment to defend their freedom/democracy/republic. It spurs them on. They’re revolting against the judiciary tyranny of @alexandre & his technocratic coup to install @LulaOficial. They’ll take back🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/6jdlnHIZ9W
— Matthew Tyrmand (@MatthewTyrmand) January 8, 2023
Miltary Police were seen to be taking selfies with the pro-democarcy protestors:
Policiais militares do DF tiram foto e batem papo com manifestantes!!
Estão com o povo!!🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/EOrDJof6CT— Pavão Misterious🇧🇷 (@misteriouspavao) January 8, 2023
Protestors were seen escorting a lone, stranded polcieman to safety:
Um policial é protegido e aplaudido pelos manifestantes em Brasília, durante invasão aos prédios dos três poderes. pic.twitter.com/XYkSMV4Mlo
— 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗮 (@Linabellaazul) January 8, 2023
Protests have reportedly spread all across Brazil, such as in Florianopolis:
Bien évidemment je ne vous montre pas toutes les vidéos qui inondent le web brésilien, mais le peuple est dehors dans TOUTES les villes comme ici à Florianópolis, une ville balnéaire du sud Brésilen… pic.twitter.com/KntELvhqVp
— SILVANO (@silvano_trotta) January 8, 2023
Police were seen joining in the protests in Rio de Janeiro:
🚨#BREAKING: Some policemen of Rio de Janeiro refuse to disperse #Bolsonaro supporters and clearly express their support for the protesters. pic.twitter.com/VnkB3Y3dbh
— Breaking News 24/7 (@Worldsource24) January 8, 2023
Brazil observer Matt Tyrmand called it “civil war”:
Communists don’t read Hobbes or Locke. When People’s rights are trampled by Leviathan they revert to state of nature & defend themselves using most elemental ability: brute force. 🇧🇷doesn’t accept the legitimacy of Lula’s technocratic coup & stolen election. Civil war commences. https://t.co/3Kf20SgEkZ pic.twitter.com/Y1pUL9jQEA
— Matthew Tyrmand (@MatthewTyrmand) January 8, 2023
Story cited here.