LIVE: Mass rally in Sao Paulo for democracy, against attacks in Brasilia

live from Sao Paulo on Monday, January 9, as people protest against attacks on the government institutions in the Brazilian capital, undertaken by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday. At the weekend, hundreds stormed Congress, the presidential office building and Supreme Court, calling for a military intervention to overthrow newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula condemned the riots as ’fascist’, vowing to punish those responsible.
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