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 and a Reuters photographer stringer, 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, IPA, BIFA and EPA. His pictures have been published by The Guardian, Al Jazeera, El País, Mongabay News, Le Monde, CNN, BBC, DW, Earth Island, NACLA, Amnesty International, and others.
Awards Paris Photo Prize 2023 (Silver Prize in Press and Politic & State of the World Winner), International Photography Award (Honorable Mention in General News) and European Photography Award (Platinum Winner in Press)
