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Brazil observes the anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
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FILE - Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro sit in front of a line of military police inside the Planalto presidential palace after storming the official workplace of the president, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. A year later, around 400 people remain jailed facing charges for the riots and Bolsonaro has been under investigation by the Supreme Court about his role in the mayhem. - photo by AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil on Monday observed the anniversary of last year's uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office. Several demonstrations in defense of democracy were set to take place across the South American country, hours after Federal Police carried out dozens of search warrants as part of its ongoing investigation targeting those responsible for the mayhem. Prosecution plus a ban on Bolsonaro from running for office stands in contrast to the U.S., where Donald Trump is running again for president and has been dominating the campaign for the Republican nomination so far, even though he faces federal and state charges.