The Kremlin stated Monday it backs Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva whereas condemning riots by supporters of the nation’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.

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“We condemn in the strongest terms the actions of the instigators of the riots and we fully support Brazil’s President Lula da Silva,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters.