Brazil vows swift justice after ex-leader's supporters storm government
Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro had suggested, without evidence, election fraud, and his son has met with Donald Trump and his associates.
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Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro had suggested, without evidence, election fraud, and his son has met with Donald Trump and his associates.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation's Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace on Sunday, claiming the recent election was stolen from him. Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at the Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, explains why the riots were "predictable" on CBS News.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed the nation's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and invaded all three buildings, which were believed to be largely vacant on the weekend.
CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins us to discuss how Sunday's riots in Brazil compare to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Congress. He also reflects on the divisions plaguing the new Congress, and the latest reporting on embattled GOP Congressman George Santos.
After Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings, Facebook owner is deleting posts that support the attacks.
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom is requesting a Presidential Emergency Declaration to support the state's ongoing storm response. This, as thunderstorms, snow and damaging winds are sweeping the northern part of the state, raising the potential for mudslides. Newsom says at least 12 people have been killed. Hundreds have been arrested in Brazil after thousands of supporters of former President Bolsonaro stormed that nation’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace. And “Avatar: The Way of Water" topped the weekend box office again.
Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during the Monday Night Football game in Cincinnati against the Bengals and was in critical condition. The game was postponed. Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan today to enter a plea. And a public funeral procession for soccer great Pele is being held today in Brazil before he’s buried after a private funeral.
NASA shared a photo of a mesmerizing galaxy 7 million miles away lit up in the bright colors of Brazil, Pelé's home nation.
Pelé led Brazil to victory in the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups and remains one of the team's all-time leading scorers with 77 goals.
Pelé, who won a record three World Cups with Brazil, died Thursday at the age of 82. CBS Sports soccer analyst Jimmy Conrad examined what made him such a legend, and how he helped grow the game in the U.S. with his ever present smile and positivity.
Pelé won three World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and was dubbed "The King" of soccer.
The three-time World Cup winner's cancer has advanced and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he's under "elevated care" related to "kidney and cardiac dysfunctions."
Doctors said earlier this week that Pelé's cancer had advanced, adding the three-time World Cup winner is under "elevated care" related to "kidney and cardiac dysfunctions."
Croatia beat the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals for the second straight time.
Pelé was hospitalized earlier this week in Sao Paulo.
His daughter said he was hospitalized to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor.
The ex-student opened fire at two schools in southeastern Brazil. Three teachers and a student were killed, and 12 others wounded.
The shootings took place at a public school and a private school, both located on the same street in the small town of Aracruz in southeastern Brazil.
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The president stopped short of conceding victory to his leftist election opponent, but told his nation he would obey the constitution.
The president had still not accepted defeat after official results showed his leftist challenger narrowly won the election.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be the next president of Brazil. He defeated incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election Sunday night, but Bolsonaro has yet to concede. Eric Farnsworth, vice president for the Council of the Americas, joined CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Jericka Duncan to discuss.
Dubbed the "Tropical Trump," Bolsonaro spent months alleging - without evidence - voting system fraud and courts and media biased against him.
The Senate returns on Monday to continue work on a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, now on Day 41. Follow live updates here.
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly took part in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including "false electors."
Airlines are expected to cancel 4% of Monday's flights at 40 of the busiest airports in the U.S. to comply with an order from the FAA.
The Supreme Court rejected a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn its landmark decision on same-sex marriage.
As Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader is expected to tout his fight against ISIS and push for sanctions relief.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence, House Judiciary Committee Democrats say.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
As in previous strikes, U.S. officials did not release the identities of those killed, or offer evidence that they were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the U.S.
The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.