Last Update: January 09, 2023, 10:59 AM IST
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva outside Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil (Image: Reuters)
Far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro disputed the election results and his supporters stormed Brazil’s halls of power, demanding the results be overturned
Below is a timeline of the major events leading up to the January 8 invasion of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Congress and the presidential palace by supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro who disputed the election of left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
2022
- October 30 – Lula, who was president from 2003 to 2011, defeats Bolsonaro in a run-off vote. Bolsonaro supporters began gathering outside military bases across Brazil for the first time, calling for military intervention to prevent Lula from returning to office.
- October 30 and 31 – Truckers supporting Bolsonaro block roads across the country following his defeat.
- November 2 – Bolsonaro supporters hold rallies across the country demanding the intervention of the armed forces.
- November 22 – Bolsonaro challenges the results of Brazil’s election, arguing that votes from some machines should be “invalidated” in a complaint that election officials dismiss.
- 12 December – Lula’s election victory is certified by the Federal Electoral Court. Later that day, Bolsonaro supporters try to storm the federal police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, after a pro-Bolsonaro indigenous leader was arrested for alleged anti-democratic acts.
- December 24 – A man is arrested for an attempted bombing at a protest against the Brazilian election results. A copy of George Washington de Oliveira Sousa’s police statement, which was seen by Reuters, showed he was motivated to build an arsenal by citizens’ traditional support for Bolsonaro.
- December 29 – At least four people are arrested by Brazilian police for an alleged coup attempt during riots by Bolsonaro supporters.
- December 30 – Bolsonaro lands in Florida less than two days before Lula is due to take office.
2023
- January 1 – Lula is sworn in as president for the third time, saying that democracy was the true winner of the presidential election.
- January 8 – Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia, in a serious echo of the US Capitol assault two years earlier by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
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