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Posted: 2023-01-10T12:24:23Z | Updated: 2023-01-10T12:24:23Z

President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday talked on the phone after violent protests in Brazils capital that echoed the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

President Biden conveyed the unwavering support of the United States for Brazils democracy and for the free will of the Brazilian people as expressed in Brazils recent presidential election, which President Lula won, the White House said in a statement.

Lula accepted Bidens invitation to visit Washington early next month to discuss issues affecting the two countries, the statement added.

Biden earlier condemned protesters who stormed several buildings in Brasilia on Sunday, demanding the reinstatement of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost last years election to Lula, or Lulas ouster.

Bolsonaro, who has been staying in Florida since December, is hospitalized in Orlando after suffering abdominal pain, which his wife said is related to a stabbing injury he sustained during a 2018 campaign event.

Bolsonaro, who has not conceded defeat, left Brazil before Lulas inauguration on Jan. 1. Some prominent Democratic lawmakers have called for Bolsonaro to be extradited from the U.S .

Brazilian police have arrested about 1,500 people in connection with Sundays pro-Bolsonaro attacks on the countrys Supreme Court, Capitol building and presidential palace.

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Brazilians took to the streets Monday in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to demand that the rioters face consequences.

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Pro-democracy demonstrators marched in So Paulo, Brazil, chanting "no amnesty" for the supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace just one day prior. https://t.co/coAM2SOQY9 pic.twitter.com/lm3ue0qCs8

CBS News (@CBSNews) January 10, 2023

Lula has blamed members of Brazils police force and intelligence officials for aiding the violence, accusing them of neglecting their duty and saying officers were chatting with rioters, according to The Washington Post .

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