Photo by Andre Borges/EPA-EFEJan. 8 (UPI) -- The White House on Sunday joined the governments of other nations, including France, Spain and Portugal, in expressing support for Brazilian President Lula da Silva amid an ongoing riot at the capitol in Brasilia.Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and Planalto Presidential Palace on Sunday to protest the election of Lula and calling for a military intervention to overthrow him, earning the rebuke from world nations.President Biden is following the situation closely and our support for Brazil's democratic institutions is unwavering," White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement on Twitter."The President of the Republic considers that these acts, in addition to being unconstitutional and illegal, are inadmissible and intolerable in a democracy, reinforcing Portugal's support and total solidarity with the legitimately elected power in Brazil," the Portuguese government said.French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement that the "will of the Brazilian people and the democratic institutions must be respected" while adding that Lula "can count on the unwavering support of France.""