Brazil: Fight breaks out during Congress session

[Judi Lynn]

Brazil: Fight breaks out during Congress session
8:05 AM Wednesday Apr 2, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A fight in Brazil's Congress has forced suspension of a session marking the 50th anniversary of the military coup that ushered in a dictatorship that lasted more than two decades.

Television channels broadcast images of pandemonium in the House of Representatives as supporters and opponents of the 1964 coup faced off. The fight broke out among members of the public attending the session.

The G1 internet portal of the Globo television network ran images of two women attacking one another as security personnel attempted to separate them.

G1 said the lawmaker presiding over Tuesday's session suspended it several times in an effort to restore order before definitively suspending it.

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[gordianot]

1. A good old fist fight is better than shutting down your government in a 2 billion dollar tantrum.

In years past the fist fights in US Congress occurred most often in the Men's Room the Ladies Room would also be sufficient today.

[BainsBane]

2. Here's a link to video coverage

Look for the videos near the bottom of the page if you want a clip of the fight.

http://g1.globo.com/politica/50-anos-do-golpe-militar/noticia/2014/04/camara-suspende-sessao-sobre-golpe-militar-apos-confusao.html

A briga entre as duas mulheres começou logo após um grupo favorável à ditadura levantar uma faixa na galeria do plenário que dizia: “Parabéns militares 31/março - graças a vocês o Brasil não é Cuba" (veja no vídeo abaixo o momento em que a faixa é levantada).

The fight began between two women (one in favor of the dicatorship and one opposed), after pro-dictatorship people raised a sign that said "Congratulations to the military, March 31, Thanks to you Brazil is not Cuba." Then fighting broke out. Family members of those tortured and killed by the dicatorship were present, heartbroken.