Brazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday after a flood of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital

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Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the veteran leftist who narrowly won Brazil's bitter, divisive October elections, condemned the invasions as a "fascist" attack.The president then flew back to Brasilia to tour the ransacked buildings and oversee the response, Brazil's TV Globo reported.A journalists' union said at least five reporters were attacked, including an AFP photographer who was beaten by protesters and had his equipment stolen."I'm here for history, for my daughters," said Lima, 27, wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian national football team -- a symbol Bolsonaro backers have claimed as their own -- and protesting with her young twin daughters.A raft of Latin American leaders joined in, with Chilean President Gabriel Boric denouncing a "cowardly and vile attack on democracy" and Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador calling it a "reprehensible coup attempt.""

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