A crowd of protesters broke through security blockades and breached the buildings of Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in Brasília on Jan. 8, according to videos from local broadcasters and groups related to Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Footage and photographs from the scene show protesters inside the presidential palace and smashing furniture in the National Congress building and the Supreme Court. The three buildings are linked by the spacious Three Powers Square in Brasília, the nation’s capital.
