berlin. brazilian president da silva vows to punish the mob that stormed the country associate seat of power. because the attack and attempted coup and says an investigation is underway, after supporters of the former president rampaged capital, refusing to accept new nose victory. ukraine faces relentless attacks against the strongholds on the

eastern front line. president zelenskyy says that troops are holding on despite everything. and iran continues its executions of people linked to antigovernment demonstrations. foreign observers have condemned their trials as a hasty and unfair. aid groups warn millions in northern syria could be cut off from lifesaving assistance as russia pushes to shut down cross-border aid operations from turkey. ♪ >> i am nicole frolich. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, thank you so much for joining us. lawmakers in brazil say they will defend their democracy and punish thousands of supporters of former president jair bolsonaro in response to the

riot in brasilia. on sunday, his supporters ransacked the national congress, supreme court and presidential palace. reporter: after months of camping out in the capitol, bolsonaro supporters are removed on the orders of a supreme court judge. after inspecting the damage to the presidential palace, brazilian president da silva held a meeting with his cabinet on monday. speaking following the attack, he said those who are responsible will be punished. >> these are real vandals destroying everything in their path. we believe there was a lack of security. we want to tell you that all of those who did this will be found and punished. reporter: lula's reporter: of either being incompetent or compromised following the attack

to happen. he also laid blame at the feet of his predecessor, former president jair bolsonaro. the former president, who is currently in the u.s., posted a series of tweets denying any involvement. as cleanup in the capital gets underway, the brazilian flag was once again raised over the presidential palace. that the deep divisions remain across the nation. >> earlier, a journalist updated as of the latest developments in brazil. . reporter: 1500 people have been arrested, the majority of whom are being kept in a gym for the federal police in brasilia. it's quite an astonishing scene, lots of people packed into this big but relatively small space considering how many there are.

we just had the justice minister saying that actually, things are working properly, the democratic institutions are working as normal. even still, thisshock for the gz inacio lula da silva lucas literally began last sunday, on new year's day. so this is a huge issue straightaway. in the short-term term you can probably imagine that this could give his government a boost. because we have seen congress coming together, the powers in the capital together to condemn, collectively condemning this violence. you can imagine the majority of the brazilian population as well condemns this violence. but going forward, this is going

to present more difficulty in governing for lula. he won the election by the thinnest margin in decades. brazil is a divided country right now and going forward as more and more information comes out about what happened yesterday, and more importantly, how it was allowed to happen, i think there could be even more difficulties for lula the government, going forward. nicole: talk about how this was allowed to happen. we saw a surprisingly passive security force there on site and i am imagining there are many questions being asked right now. guest: right, this is the main question, how complicit were the state actors, the police and local security forces in the

violence that happened yesterday? we have heard the governor of the federal district of brasilia has been removed from his duties for 90 days, for failing or to willingly have failed to subvert this huge act of vandalism and violence. 80 buses arrived in the capitol brasilia on saturday night, early hours of sunday morning, how was this allowed to happen? these are the huge questions circulating right now within the government. also the next question is, who financed these acts of violence? who bankrolled it? 80 buses with all the fuel that requires and all the food for each of these people, hiring the buses, this cost a lot of money. this is clearly an organized

action that has been financed with lots of money involved basically. with lots of people who opposed the lula presidency. these will be the minister and e rest of the lula government. nicole: the former president was reportedly in florida were not of this happened and now he has been taken to hospital. can you tell us about that? guest: he is always going in and out of hospital. the last time it was reportedly because you did not eat a prawn properly. he was seen at a kfc in orlando just now, so maybe he swallowed a chicken bone or something like that. but quite honestly, he is in and out of hospital with abdominal pains. . this might have to do with the fact that he was stabbed and nearly killed on the campaign trail in 2014 before he became president.

all his political rivals at the time wished him well and wished him better. he is often going in and out of hospital and this will be just, most likely a routine hospital visit that has to do with the chronic abdominal pains he suffers. nicole: alright, over journalist in sao paulo, thank you for that update. guest: thank you. nicole: let's have a look at other stories making headlines today. a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of indonesia and east timor. a tsunami warning has been issued for nearby islands, with residents advised to seek higher ground. tremors were felt as far away as darwin in northern australia. a u.n. conference has brought in pledges of over a billion dollars for flood recovery in pakistan. the eight has come from 40

countries, private donors, and financial institutions. experts say climate change played a role in the disaster, which killed more than 1700 people and displaced millions. over 7000 nurses from two new york city hospitals went on strike. some told reporters that they were caring for twice as many patients as recommended and skipping bathroom rates to keep up. both hospitals say they offer the same ray rice that nurses and other facilities had recently accepted. five suspects appeared in a canyon court in connection with the murder of a prominent lgbtq activist and fashion designer edward chiloba. kenyan humuman rights commission says the murders of several lgbtq activist in recent years remains unsolved. the u.s. government says iran may be complicit in war crimes in ukraine through its delivery

of attack drones to moscow. russia has stepped up bombardment of ukrainian cities using drones, many of which are iranian made. but russian troops have made few gains. ? to their he has been shelling bakhmut relentlessly, but ukrainian troops continue to defend mercilessly. >> they move into position integrating battle of the donbas. russia's high command is determined to occupy the entire region of eastern ukraine. >> russian troops continue offensive operations in the next area. comprehensive fire damage has been inflicted on units of ukrainian forces. reporter: but russia's offensive has been stalled for months. one focal point of its failed

attacks is the town ofbakhmut. relentless shelling has made the city almost uninhabitable. >> when i go to sleep i played two guard to wake up. when i do, i think that i am alive. >> i had an injury here, but the world has already healed. one month has already passed. so everything is fine. we want to constantly have to and got stitched up there. i pulled it out. of course, it was bad. reporter: indiscriminate attacks on towns and cities have become a hallmark of russia's faltering invasion. but the ukrainians are fighting back. these helicopter pilots fly low and fast to avoid antiaircraft missiles before striking targets. every day, ukrainian forces exact a heavy toll on the invaders.

and western support for kyiv is ramping up. british tanks like these could soon be in ukraine. other western countries are also considering sending battle tanks. the war is set to become more costly for russia still. nicole: iran has sentenced to death three more people accused of killing members of the security forces during antigovernment protests. that crackdown has had a chilling effect on the protest movement, which has somewhat subsided in recent weeks. but as the government proceeds with executions, anger towards the regime continues to grow. reporter: it is the nights iranians are most afraid of these days, because that is when the islamic republic c.a.r.e.s. act executions, in prisons like this one -- carries out executions, in prisons like this one. people gathered to show support for the inmates.

among the crowd, the parents of one of the prisoners, mohammed. the 22-year-old has been sentenced to death and transferred to solitary confinement, along with an 18-year-old, for allegedly killing a member of the islamic republic's armed forces. his mother says the trial was a sham and that her son had nothing to do with the incident. >> everybody knows that. they deliberately put this in my son's prosecution file. it's not right. they are committing an injustice. [shouting] [crying] reporter: experts agree, quoting official document from the case leaked in october. >> one of these two men, his court documents were leaked in october and even one week after he was arrested, you could see that the regime said, we need to execute him and we need to expedite this whole process so

he can be executed. that was before any court proceeding or before anything even happened. so we can see that these executions are just purely to intimidate people to stop the protests. reporter: instead, they are driving people onto the streets. also here in berlin, activists gathered in front of the german foreign ministry. they feel the government is not doing enough to pressure the iranian regime, an assessment shared by members of parliament as well. >> i think one very important thing is that the islamic revolutionary guard corps, they are responsible for the death and torture of the people that are protesting in iran, and they must be held accountable. and germany cannot wait for other member states, it has to act on that. the islamic revolutionary guard corps must be listed on the e.u. terror list immediately.

reporter: human rights groups believe this could affect the islamic republic. >> international pressure can still save the two young men's lives, but in, we know also that iranian authorities need to execute and implement these death penalties to spread fear in a society because they have not managed to control the protests. four months and they are still continuing. [chanting] reporter: for the time being, mass protests appear to have slowed down in iran, but anger is still mounting. protesters stood their ground here, despite gunshots being fired. dave out to be back, chanting "until the mullahs are gone, i will not will not be free." nicole: i want to bring in a member of the german parliament for the social democrats and he

is sponsoring an iranian protester who has been sentenced to death over the protests there and was briefly mentioned in the report you just saw. tell us about mohammed. guest: good evening. mohammed is only a 19-year-old guy who was involved in the protests and then he was accused of realty -- and firing it into the governor's building. we don't know if that is true, possibly not. as it was said, he was sentenced to death for war against the government. i am carrying worried about. nicole: how can you support him? you are so worried, you took on the political sponsorship. . what does that entail? guest: the political sponsorship , i took it in the beginning of december for mohammed. and there are some german

activists who are trying to draw attention to the people who are right now in jail in iran and who are in danger of getting killed by the iranian regime. we are trying to draw attention and put pressure on the iranian regime. nicole: does mr. mohammed know that you are sponsoring him? is it possible to contact him in prison? guest: no, it is not possible to contact him. we are in contact with many activists and people who are sending us pieces of information, and we always have to try to find out what is right and what is wrong. the iranian regime often tries to confuse the community by misinformation, that is why it is always hard to find out what is true and what is not true.

probably he does not know that i am supporting him, but that is not important. it is important that he is not killed by the government, by the iranian regime. nicole: to do german foreign minister summoned the iranian ambassador to make clear that the virtualization of iran's population will not remain that consequence. what will be the consequence if iran keeps executing protesters? guest: i think it is very important for the entire european union to act together against the iranian regime. our aim is to use joint measures to bring those responsible for the executions in iran to justice, and we need further strengthening of the current sanctions. what has also been said many times, what is very important

that we finally put the islamic revolutionary guard corps to the e.u. terror list. in my opinion, we have to do this right now and as soon possible. nicole: how can they be brought to justice? guest: well, that is the difficult question. i think we need to strengthen the sanctions, we have to stop negotiating with them. besides drawing attention to the protesters and those who are in jail, i would like to put pressure on, for example, the ambassador. it is more than time that we put the islamic revolutionary guard corps to the e.u. terror list. i am grateful that the german

government is putting pressure on the other member states. nicole: thank you for your time. guest: thank you. nicole: a lifeline for millions of syrians is in the spotlight as the u.n. security council just passed every solution to continue international aid deliveries to the country. for months, russia, an ally for the syrian government had been pushing to finish deliveries to the italy province, the last holdout of the rebels. that crossing borders with turkey is now the only route for international aid. before the vote, it was feared millions of syrians would not survive the winter if the crossing were to be closed. for people in syria's northwest facing extreme hunger, at the vote keeps a lifeline open, at least for another six months. >> it is cold in the tent reporter: where she live with her grandchildren in northwest syria. at night, below zero.

her son brings wood for the stove. but the cold is just one of their problems. they have been living in refugee camps for 10 years now, and weekend, week out, food is scarce. >> it has been a long time since we ate any meat. frankly, we have nothing. my son goes to work everyday and earns 20. that is less than a euro. how is that supposed to be enough for children? reporter: they live with more than 300 other refugee families in a camp near the city of italy. everyone here depends on aid from international organizations. the possibility of interactions worries people. >> the main thing is that the border crossing remains open so that we can continue to receive aid supplies. we are not doing well.

if the crossing closes, we will be finished. reporter: the border crossing is the only way that food, drinking water, and medicine can reach northwest syria. syrian president bashar assad still does not control the area around katelyn: after years of war, but he wants to be involved in any aid deal. the regime in damascus wants to control the flow of aid. in the past when deliveries went through damascus, only a small fraction made it to the other regions. reporter: idlib is the last stronghold of insurgents and rebels. they know that the government sees them as enemies of the state. >> if the crossing is closed, it will create a humanitarian crisis here then. nothing will get here. the army will steal a lot. reporter: right now, she and her

grandchildren only have one meal a day, and even that is under threat. nicole: a quick look at other news. chinese tourists arriving at bangkok airport were welcomed by thailand's deputy prime minister on monday. it was the first tourist flight from china to arrive there after authorities lifted pandemic travel restrictions. china had isolated itself from the road for almost three years. president joko widodo says indonesia will cooperate with neighboring malaysia to fight what he calls discrimination against palm oil. he was speaking after leading the malaysian prime minister anwar ibrahim. environmentalists claimed that palm oil plantations in both countries are blamed for the destruction of rainforests and other species. . a delegation of german lawmakers has arrived in taiwan, set to meet with the president.

they say they want to show solidarity with taiwan's democracy as a china increases its throat to bring the territory under beijing's rule -- it's threat to bring the territory under beijing's rule. >> this is the third time in only four months that german lawmakers have traveled to taiwan. at the start of their four-day visit to the territory, the delegates were welcomed by the president of taiwan's parliament, who thanked them for their support. he added that taiwan and germany are democratic allies and he expressed the hope that international democratic partners can support taiwan to, quote, "fight against china's aggression." china swiftly condemned the visit. >> we urge these german politicians to abide by the one china principle, and to stop interacting with and sending the wrong signals to the separatist voices advocating for taiwanese independence. china will take measures to safeguard international territorial integrity. reporter: taiwan has had an

apron government since 1949, but china considers the self-ruled democracy part of its territory. last year, tensions expect as beijing ramped up pressure and launched its largest wargames in decades, to protest against a visit by then-u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi in august. china opposes any official exchanges with taiwan, and has reacted with moving anger to a flurry of visits western politicians to the island. the 10 lawmakers are from one of germany's governing parties. russia's invasion of ukraine, they said, was a wake-up call for all people living in democracies. >> we support taiwan when it comes to making it totally clear that military aggression and the threat of military aggression coming from beijing is unacceptable. reporter: on tuesday, the german members of parliament are set to meet taiwan's president tsai ing-wen.

nicole: in sports, portugal have appointed the former elgin coach as the new manager of the men's football team -- the former belgian coach. he replaces the former coach who left his job after portugal suffered a shocking defeat in qatar. they will need to make a decision on the international future of captain cristiano ronaldo. they will sit with the superstar to talk about his role in the team. >> cristiano is a player on the list. he has been with the national team for 19 years, and he deserves the respect to sit down and talk. from then onwards, within 10 weeks, we will create the best team for the upcoming euro qualifying matches. nicole: wales captain gareth bale has announced his immediate retirement from football at the age of 33. he took to social media to review his decision, stating

that passport has given him some of the best moments of his life. before he played a record of 111 games for his country, and was a five-time champions league winner with real madrid. 's announcement comes one month after he captained his country to their first world cup in over 60 years. a quick reminder of our top story today -- world leaders have condemned the storming of brazil's democratic institutions. supporters of brazil's former president jair bolsonaro, rampaged in the capitol brasilia, saying they did not accept his defeat in last year's election. you are watching dw news. an nicole frolich. after the break, i will be back to take you through "the day." hope to see you then. ♪

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>> welcome back to france 24. this is "live from paris." here your headlines. joe biden is in mexico for a north american sumt with his canadian and mexican counterparts. top of the agenda, how to stop drugs and people flowing across the u.s.' s southern border. brazil begins its crackdown after thousands of rioters stormed the country's highest seats of power, the president sworn those involved will be brought to justice as hundreds of arrest are made. iran draws international condemnation after