Brazil Leaders Condemn Terrorist Acts Vow To Defend Democracy 

The leaders of Brazil’s three branches of government have issued a rare joint statement condemning the storming of government buildings by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. <br />President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined the heads of the Supreme Court and the two houses of Congress to reject the acts of political violence that shook the capital, Brasilia, a day earlier. <br />The leaders called for calm in defence of peace and democracy and said they reject the terrorist acts and criminal, coup-mongering vandalism that occurred” in the statement shared on social media.