Brazil markets fall as Bolsonaro supporters storm capital


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Summary Summary Companies Brazil's real slides 1.1% Chile's peso outperforms as copper prices surge Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's currency fell on Monday after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the capital, while Chile's peso hit seven-month highs, driven by a leap in copper prices as China's reopened borders drove expectation of higher demand. Supporters of the far-right Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday and continued protests on Monday, days after the leftist administration under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn-in following a close election win in...