Brazilian Democracy Under Attack

Photographer

ANTONIO CASCIO

Category

Editorial Photography - General News

Company

Reuters News Agency

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2023

Country / Region:

Italy

A woman, protected by a demonstrator in a bulletproof jacket, prays on her knees in front of a police cordon during the riot in Brazil's capital city, on January 8, 2023. Thousands of far-right and christian evangelical extremists, dissatisfied with the defeat of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, gathered in Brasilia for a massive protest. Rioters, coming from all over the country, assaulted the Presidential Palace, the Federal Supreme Court and the National Congress. They were calling for a military intervention to remove the newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. After hours of confrontation Brazilian special forces managed to disperse the protesters and to arrest more than 2000 Bolsonaro supporters.

More Platinum Winner Winners
Professional
2023

Photographer / Company

Daniel Taveira

Category

People Photography - Street

Country / Region

Mexico

Amateur
2023

Photographer / Company

Diego Botter

Category

Black & White Photography - Street

Country / Region

Italy

Amateur
2023

Photographer / Company

Anna Shehtova

Category

People Photography - Portrait

Country / Region

United Arab Emirates

Professional
2023

Photographer / Company

Liza Heinrichs

Category

Special Category - Event Photography

Country / Region

United Kingdom