David Biller, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Workers measure the windows at Planalto Palace the day after it was stormed by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The protesters also stormed Congress and the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Brazil cracks down, vows to protect democracy

by David Biller Associated PressJanuary 9, 2023

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the nation’s highest seats of power in chaos with striking similarities to the Jan. 6,…

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, sit in front of police after inside Planalto Palace after storming it, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Planalto is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s Congress

by Diane Jeantet Associated Press, and David Biller Associated PressJanuary 8, 2023

Volunteer Divino Humberto tries to douse the fire along a dirt road off the Trans-Pantanal highway, in the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Pouring the water had little effect as wind redirected the fire toward a tree, causing it to explode as though it had been soaked with gasoline. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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As Brazil’s wetlands burned, government did little to help

by Tatiana Pollastri Associated Press, and David Biller Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020

Volunteers from a Christian church serve food to homeless people during a quarantine imposed by the state government to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, April 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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Brazil may be next big coronavirus hot spot

by David Biller Associated Press, Marcelo De Sousa Associated Press, and Adam Geller Associated PressApril 27, 2020