Felipe Tirado

Guest writer

Felipe Tirado is a Visiting Lecturer in Jurisprudence and a PhD Candidate at King's College London. His main interests are human rights, transnational law, corruption, legal cultures, judicial independence, and politics, especially in Brazil and Latin America.

Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade the National Congress in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. (Photo: SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil’s ‘January 8’: What to know about the riots at the capital

Some in the army and police appear to have been complicit in the storming of the capital by supporters of the former president.

By Felipe Tirado | 10th January, 2023