- Jimena Blanco, head of Americas at Verisk Maplecroft, said there were many similarities between the attack on strategic sites in Brazil's capital and the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol two years ago.World leaders condemned what they described as a "cowardly and vile" attack after thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country's Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace.On an extraordinary day of political violence, rioters on Sunday ransacked Brazil's three branches of power as part of a failed attempt to overthrow President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's week-old government.A 'stark difference' to U.S. Capitol attackJimena Blanco, head of Americas at Verisk Maplecroft, said there were many similarities between the attack on strategic sites in Brazil's capital and the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol in 2021 — "and the movements of former President Donald Trump and former President Bolsonaro.""The question now is whether President Lula da Silva is able to deliver on his promise upon taking office that he would be able to unify Brazil.""