Silver / 2023 / Press / Political

• Prize
  Silver in Press/Political
• Photographer
  Antonio Cascio, Colombia
• Studio
  Reuters News Agency
• Instagram
  antonio.photografree

On January 8, 2023, thousands of rightwing extremists and evangelical groups dissatisfied with the defeat of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, attempted a coup in Brasilia. They assaulted the Presidential Palace, the Federal Supreme Court and the National Congress. They called for a military intervention to remove the newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but after hours of confrontation, Brazilian special forces managed to disperse the protesters. In the photo, a woman protected by a protester in a bulletproof jacket, prays on her knees in front of a riot police cordon.

Antonio Cascio is an Italian freelance photojournalist, Reuters photographer stringer and The Guardian contributor based in Colombia. He focuses his work on social movements, environmental justice, discriminated groups, and indigenous communities. His photographs have been awarded at the Paris Photo Prize 2023 and 2024, IPA, BIFA and EPA 2023. His pictures have been published by The Guardian, Al Jazeera, El País, Mongabay News, Bloomberg News Agency, Le Monde, CNN, BBC, DW, Earth Island, NACLA, Amnesty International, and others.

Awards Paris Photo Prize 2023 (Silver Prize in Press and Politics & State of the World Winner)

International Photography Award (Honorable Mention in General News)

European Photography Award (Platinum Winner in Press)

Paris Photo Prize 2024 - (State of the World Winner & Honorable Mention).