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security forces we gain control of brazil's congress supreme court, and presidential palace after they were stolen by supporters of former president john ball sanara president lula promised to punish the riotous regional of world leaders condemned the invasion as an attack on democracy. ah, me, parker. this is al jazeera alive from dough also coming up. joe biden is on route to mexico after visiting the southern border, his immigration policy is under fire. climate activists in germany. dig in to protect a village, said to be bulldozed for an expanding cold line. ah

ah, that we begin with breaking news from brazil, where security forces have regained control of government buildings attacked by supporters of former president gibe. also narrow hundreds broke into congress. the supreme court and the presidential palace in the capital, brazilian riotous, mash furniture, windows, and chanted slogans. it comes only a week after luther nancy lily da silva, was sworn in as president following his narrow election victory in october. balsam era supporters have refused to accept the result. while the president was in sao paolo state during the attack and is on his way back out of brazilian, he laid the blame firmly at the feet of his predecessor buddha sabby. you'd be right. everybody knows that this was encouraged by several speeches made by the former president. he encouraged the invasion of the supreme court of the presidential palace. he encouraged the invasion of the 3 governmental powers

whenever he could. this is also his responsibility and it's the responsibility of the parties that supported him. all. this will be investigated forcefully and very quickly. okay, let's get more for monica, yanna care of now who joins us from rio de janeiro, a monaco. what is it now about 8 o'clock local time and priscilla, a coordinated storming of the supreme court, congress and the presidential palace. but what's the situation looking like now? do we know? well the, the force says the security forces have regained control of the buildings. there is surrounding the area, a 170 people have been imprisoned. but president rule also said that you have to investigate who was financing these people. these people didn't. a just come out of nowhere. they came from all over brazil. they came in busses. they have been camping for over 2 months in front of the military barracks. that means that they

have generators when we visited their camps, we saw that they had a chemical toilets. they had generators, even if it looks like a camp, it's an expensive operation to keep. so somebody is paying for all of this, among the people that were in the camp or truck drivers are people that represent the farmers. right wing of supporters of president j, former president, valuable sonata by the way, left brazil did not pass the sash to his to lot to his successor and went to florida. and these people, when we spoke to them at the camp, they had said that they would resist until they and they were expecting a military coup. they were waiting for the army to intervene. and to stop the now gratian on january. the 1st, when that did not happen, they communicated through their telegram channels and they had already planned this

attack. but surprisingly, everybody was taken off guard. i think maybe they weren't taken as seriously as they should have been, especially because we haven't seen this coming up president former president valuable. so novel has always said that the power should be with the people. he has said that the supreme court is biased. he has cast out on the electoral results saying that there the election was stolen and he has kept silence, was silent, which means that he has been in a, in other words, supporting what these people are doing. now this is more serious, an analyst was telling me than the capitol hill storming because the not only storm congress, but also the supreme court. and the presidential palace all in one, which is a very shocking image. and a very anti democratic image for brazilians watching this all over the country. and

one thing, what we must know also is that these supporters are not only in brazil. yeah. they have people camped out in front of military barracks all across the country. and these people firmly believed that they assured that the election was stolen and that they should fight what for what they think is right. no matter how monica many thanks, we update want to get on a care if they're in rio de janeiro. will industrial reaction to events in brazil has been swift and widespread. u. s. secretary of state and the blinkin tweeted, we condemned the attacks on brazil's presidency congress and supreme court today using violence to attack, democratic institutions is always unacceptable. we join lula and urging an immediate end to these actions. and the french president also pledged his support, the brazilian leader tweeting the will of the brazilian people and the democratic institutions must be respected. he call the assaults an unexpected,

unacceptable questioning of the result of a democratic election and argentina's present court for regional unity against attacks on democracy. alberto fernandez, voicing his repudiation of events in brasilia. he went on to offer lula, his unconditional support in the face of what he called a cou, call over to our latin america till you see a newman now who joins us our life from santiago and lucy. here, we all know that both now and the nickname, the trump of the tropics, and his supporters also seem to have taken inspiration from the trump blake playbook too. well, what do we think that they were trying to achieve? the trying to pressure the, the military and other forces in the country, especially to angelica, who, back, who back and probably still do former president j bowles, so natural and who in general have voted and or opposed to la to,

to get them to intervene, to intervene with a military cool, with some sort of of mechanism to hold eventually they say new elections that is not in the anywhere. it's not in the constitution. it's been completely rejected, of course, by, but even by congress, members of congress, the supreme court. and obviously the executive branch, so they're trying to make the country ungovernable. i think that's the long term plan. and the real question here is, who was pulling the strings as monica was saying, who was financing it? is jane also not over was now comfortably sitting somewhere in orlando florida. is he? is he actually calling the shots telling them what to do? or is he just an inspiration? we don't know that yet for sure. but it certainly sounds like he's using a donald trump playbook, as you mentioned. and the, the only difference this time was that there was nobody in the building,

unlike when people stormed the, the capital building in the united states. but you know, going into the presidential palace and also the supreme court. all 3 simultaneously is, is really something unheard of an unseen. keep in mind that those 3 buildings are right in front of each other. it's all in the same plaza. they're very, very close to each other. there weren't in separate parts of brazil yet, but nevertheless, it is a shocking sight to behold, especially at that time when in latin america, with so much instability, it has him. it was just a couple of weeks ago when the president of peru was seated. he was forced out by congress of course, but that was called a cool by his supporters, of course. and there has been, they've been a lot of protests since then. the same thing it has happening in bolivia. governments have been overthrown in bolivia. it's in by the army, so it's not an unheard of context. a concept rather than an army can move in and

impose a government. we haven't seen that in brazil for decades and decades. but people are worried. i'm sure they are lucille though, of course big questions about how deep the support for boston ira goes. i mean, you, you hinted there that there may be divided loyalties from the police? a military? yes, absolutely. we know, for example, that right before the duration i was there and we were, we were assured by the armed forces that the protests that had camped out with, with the toilet, with their food, with their tenants. been there for weeks and weeks in front of the armed forces building there that they would be removed before the duration could take place because it was a security risk that did not happen. the question is why, and we're told by some of our sources that it was because there were too many people, certainly within the police who are still sympathetic with giant bulls. so natural . so we don't know exactly how much control let us see

a has of the armed forces and the police forces at this moment. i think that's one of the key questions that have to be that has to be answered. and it's the 1st time you know, since the end of the military dictatorship is you said 19 eighties that there hasn't been a peaceful transfer of power. this seems like it's going to be usually challenging 1st few weeks in office for president lula. how would he remain in control and how will the united country behind everything but you're actually right. it is the 1st time has happened in decades, but it's not just 3 weeks, but he has a challenge. it's going to be his entire administration as things. now we know that have the majority in congress. so most of the elected congressmen and women and senators, oppose him that to begin with what kind of deals he'll be able to make with them or not. it's needs to be, we have to wait and see. but the other question is, how many people will really go along with what we just saw with these images we've

been broadcasting? because not all brazilians believe it over throwing leather seat, but they may oppose him. but we'll have to see if there will be a reaction from ordinary citizens, even those who consider themselves opponents of the currently democratically elected government. because this is taking it a step further. and i think that we'll have to see in the next, in the coming days and weeks what this is, reactions will be to that. if me, most people seem to think it's okay. then i think that is going to had a lot of these been in a really dangerous lou say a great to hear your analysis on this sir. lucille knew been there are latin america to live in santiago. now president joe biden is visiting the united states mexico border days after announcing plans to curb illegal immigration. he is at the town of el paso, in the state of texas, where he is meeting members of the border patrol. the number of migrants entering

the united states has risen dramatically during his 1st 2 years in office from el paso bite and will continue south to mexico city for further talks on the crisis. with the mexican and canadian leaders, which on hendern is in el paso, texas. and he joins me now. a john, what's president biden hoping to achieve with this visit? what message does it sent? why think the president is trying to highlight this humanitarian crisis, which you can see all around me here on the streets of el paso e, his long called for a comprehensive immigration policy that would require congress to enact a broader law to address things like them. millions of undocumented americans here to decide what their status is to decide what the status of the so called dreamers is. these are the 2nd generation people. people who came here as children and through no fault and their own ended up being undocumented. and i think also

has the answering a lot of criticism. we now have a republican house of representatives who has been hammering him on immigration policy and 2 years into his administration. he has shown up to the 1st time at the southern border here in el paso and i, i think what he wants is a comprehensive policy. but really what he take is any advance. and that may come in mexico city with the leaders in canada and mexico. and it may come through convers, but that's become increasingly difficult over the past week because the house of representatives now as a republican majority, it has a republican house speaker. and many of those republicans seem more interested in criticizing biden than coming up with some kind of comprehensive plan that both sides you can agree on. and he's been hammered in the sunday press at by republicans. so i might and would like to get a changed policy so far that's not happening until and what about the people where

you will, what do they make if these changes to us migration policy in their hopes of potentially starting a new life themselves, the united states ah, well, nobody understands better than the u. s. has a failed immigration policy than the people around here. if you just look around, you can see people are sleeping here that as a child who was living here on the street in el paso, like hundreds of other people. living on the street relying on donated me meals and living in the kind of twilight of undocumented status here they've come here. many of them to ask for asylum. most of the people here are from bent venezuela and this late fight and policy that allows 30000 people from venezuela and 3 other countries to enter the united states provided they take certain steps including crossing legally. well, that may help the new people are coming,

but it doesn't help people who are already here at. so the vitamin administration has a lot of work to do to try to satisfy them in the present and has come here to do that. he's, he's a, went on the tarmac, he went and surveyed as a crossing the busiest border crossing here is called the bridge of the americas. and this is become the epicenter of the crisis. the people with talking here said they wish that he'd come here rather than talking to officials wish you'd come here to talk to the migrants you about what their issues are. they say they're relying on him for his health. and they say what they want is, is work. they want to work and they say they're willing to work hard. i've been sitting in the car and looking over the news on this at the feeds the pool feeds in and such. people keep knocking on the window, the car, st. turbo, turbo work. they're asking anybody who looks like they might be able to supply them with a job or work they can do in the interim while they wait here on the sidewalk of el

paso, for the united states, to come up with some kind of immigration policy that allows them to leave this twilight status. china really astonishing seems the on the streets of el paso, john 100. many thanks. still had a lounge, a xerox, a new era for china as it opens its borders. after nearly 3 years of isolation. and vote counting begins and benita parliamentary elections sent to testimony. ah hello. he comes the next area, a cloud and brain wet and windy weather sweeping in to the west coast of the u. s. you can see this circulation driving in across the pacific northwest in to a good part of california. so we are going to see further flooding. as you say,

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watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories this, our security forces in brazil have regained control of government. buildings attacked by support is a former president, john ball sanara. hundreds broke into congress, the supreme court and the presidential palace in the capital, brazilian president louis nasty lula da silva, has promised a swift investigation and punishment for those responsible violence comes just a week after he took office following his narrow election victory in october. joe biden is visiting the united states, his southern border with mexico for the 1st time as president. it comes days after he announced plans to deny assign them to undocumented migrants arriving from cuba, nicaragua, haiti, and venezuela, from el paso, by them will travel to mexico to be president under slip, manuel lopez abra door to raise a bow has more for mexico city. everything is ready for the arrival of joe biden, here to mexico city happening later today. the 1st time that joe biden travels to

latin america the 1st time that he come to mexico and it's a very much expected meeting, because when we look whatever he's going to be greeting him there at the philly airport. it's about a 50 kilometers away from where we are right now when they're going to drive back together. if you have a relationship between local and the united states, he took off it back in 2018. local sort of resisting the interference of the united states in domestic affairs. no president, not attending the american comment that happened in june this year. so it's suddenly going to be a very, very important meeting happening and lots of bishops on the table to be discussed. one of them is going to be migration and thousands of people are trying to make it to the united states, doing very, very difficult journey. crossing the darian gap from columbia to panama, trying to cross the you work, order their lives at risk and trying to find a solution. the united states has already announced some restrictions for those

from cross. it has all to announce some ways of entering the country. legally, this is something that's certainly going to be discussed in the next few days, but the other issue that's also pressing here is counter narcotics. biden's visit is happening just a few days after the the old man ducks, the son of a chuckle on the we known drug that is currently detained in the united states. the leader of the law got to say that was the change. 109 people were killed that so by didn't arriving at this time. in the news boat carrying a 18055 were hinge refugees, mostly women and children who arrived in western in denise, in hundreds of virginia, have reached a province a recent months ranger. muslims are persecuted in their home country of ranma. one more 1000000 of thought shell from neighboring bangladesh since 2017. the number over hinge a flea in crowded camps increase last. yes, ukraine has dismiss russian claims that hundreds of its soldiers were killed in an overnight strike. schools and apartment blocks were damaged in the attack in the

eastern city of karma tours, but ukraine's military says no one was kill local residents, said windows were blown out of buildings, but there was nothing notable about the strikes. ah, meanwhile, 50 ukrainian servicemen were freed on sunday as part of a prisoner swap with russia. video and social media showed the man whose heads had been shaved, singing the ukrainian national anthem. moscow says 50 russian soldiers were also released. thousands of climate activists have gathered at the guards whaler coal mine in germany, in an effort to stop expansion plans. thus, despite promises to phase out brown coal. by 2030, the government has decided the mind needs to be expanded because of the energy crisis. that ross and reports from bloot. so rough protestors are digging themselves in erecting barricade and preparing for confrontation. police have

started to court enough lipson about the last remaining village on the edge of the gas. while mine, one of germany's largest league night mines in the country's most industrialized region, leak night of brown coal is known to be one of the most polluted forms of coal. and under lipson that lies millions of tons of it, the government says it needs to call to prevent energy shortages. activists say it violates their climate policies. it looks good on paper, right? the germany's going to leave cold by 2030, actually only the west of germany up to now. but the thing is at the same time, they said ok, we're going to keep more co power plants running now that they were going to phase out by now. so actually we're just going to been the same amount or even more coal in shorter time, which is even less of the climate. climate activists from all over europe traveled to live in that are to protest against the expansion people from all generations

called on the government to change its mind. while the original villages have left dozens of activists have moved to live in the us and built 3 houses, a tiny village has turned into an international protest sites with hundreds of activists saying they won't follow police orders and leave a standoff that could possibly turn violent but also become an embarrassment for the government and its promises to abide by the paras agreement climate activists like your 100 income and say the expansion of mine will mean to 1.5 degree temperature rise globally agreed. and paris, home be feasible. that's the thing. the room, that's why she moved to little lat months ago. now is the moment to defend this village and to defend climate justice. if we wouldn't stay here, this machinery of destruction that we see just a couple of meters behind us, would have already raised all this to the ground. the activists are disappointed with the greens who 1st supported their course and are now in government

responsible for the expansion. the energy company r w e, who owns the mine and the authorities in north ramos valley ad declined our request of comment, the eviction of lips, and had is expected to start in the next few days. unless protest ask on, hold their ground and manage to stop it. stop. fasten al jazeera enlightened. her for accounting has begun and beneath parliamentary election. well, position parties were on the ballots. after being banned from last elections, though exclusion in 2019 led to violent protests against president patrice to long and damage the country's image as a boston of democracy. but turned out for sundays vote was muted amid interest reports from cotton, new 7 to 5 year old cynthia acquit, casts her ballot with only the future of our grandchildren on our mind. give me not very good me. then i want a better future for i'll yield jobs for them so they can have a prosperous life. but for many voters,

this election is much more than just about jobs. they say it's also about the future of the countries democracy. bonanza position is back on the ballot after being excluded from the turn to 19 parliamentary vote. i moved that lead to violent protest. president patricia delores says the election validates the countries to aquatic credentials. you welcome to someone to look. i think we are definitely leaving behind the dark pages of our political history. the election was approached with these as him and o boycott. and if the opposition gets into parliament with significant numbers, some of its candidates could run for president in 2026. under the current elect from all candidates must be endorsed by members of parliament. and mass opposition also wants to get rid of laws. that minutes would impede become festival quite to process the election could also see a record number of women elected to parliament. nearly a quarter of the $109.00 seats are reserved for women. what to turn out, however,

was law in many areas. a surprise too many after the opposition candidates were allowed to run. the election commission says it was satisfied with the vote. good and for our north repeal, even in the north of the country where we fed terror attacks, if there was no incidentally rawlingson protest at maud the election 3 years ago. haven't been seen so far this time. but where they stayed that way depends on the result. and how the opposition and the people have been receive them with edris al jazeera quarterly. now for the 1st time in $83.00 is china has lifted all corona virus related restrictions on foreign travel. chinese tourists can now leave and return without the need to quarantine in a government facility. tourists visiting china will also face no restrictions rule . this comes during an increase in coven 19 cases inside china. as kit, katrina, ye reports from beijing. for the 1st time since the beginning of the pandemic,

punky is getting ready for a trip to thailand. he says he's over, julie to china has ended it strict 0 cove at border controls. absolutely, i'm so passionate about it. and because i've been stuck here for like 3 years, the urge is so strong, a real on travel abroad. i lived at highland somewhere easy. from sunday, those returning to china no longer have to undergo are quarantine. the change has sparked a surge and travel begins. japan, south korea and the united states are among popular destinations. thailand has tops the list staff in this bangkok hotel and looking forward to welcoming back chinese tourists. 5000000 are expected this year and i hung her day and he home on a hug or chinese visitors, a vital for the tourism industry throughout the country. they not only spend money in bangkok, but they usually travel nationwide. china's borders with hong kong have also been

reopened. these passages are among the 1st to cross without needing to isolate at a government facility. this weekend also must the beginning of tune. the travel period leading up to noon and new year. chinese railway department expect 2000000000 trips to be made over the next few weeks, many by migrant workers who are unable to travel, harming previous years to strict 0 current policy. but widespread covered 19 infections have prompted the government to issue guidelines cautioning against spreading the virus and rural areas. governments abroad have also raised concerns with more than a dozen countries, including the united kingdom, france and australia, imposing restrictions on passages from china. punk, they says he'll steer clear of those countries for now and is just relieved that china's days of global isolation seem to be ending. katrina, you al serra bye.