{"id":985836,"date":"2026-08-07T02:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/985836\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T02:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:26:19","slug":"wandering-capybaras-keep-invading-voting-sessions-in-a-brazilian-state-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/985836\/","title":{"rendered":"Wandering capybaras keep invading voting sessions in a Brazilian state legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps they were lobbying for lower taxes on waterfront property.<\/p>\n<p>Wandering capybaras have been turning a Brazilian state legislature into a zoo by casually waddling through the building\u2019s doors and into voting sessions, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The giant, laid-back rodents have made a habit of roaming around the legislative building in Cuiab\u00e1, in the central\u00a0Brazilian\u00a0state of Mato Grosso.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.87202925;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40230044\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/one-brazilian-state-legislature-increasingly-136693731.jpg\" alt=\"Two capybaras walk on a tiled floor in a Brazilian state legislature.\" class=\"wp-image-40230044\"  \/>Capybaras have been invading voting sessions at a Brazilian state legislature.  AP<\/p>\n<p>The civic-minded capybaras even caught politicians off guard as they were preparing for a vote last week.<\/p>\n<p>One staffer, Nayara Bueno, captured a video of two of the polite, semiaquatic herbivores lurking across the tile floor of the legislature on July 30, as if on their own official business.<\/p>\n<p>Bueno helped usher the oversized freeloaders \u2014 who can weigh up to 175 pounds \u2014 out of the office and back into the nearby wildlife-rich park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince there\u2019s a lake right in front of the assembly, there are usually a lot of them,\u201d Bueno told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/06\/world\/americas\/capybara-brazil-legislature.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78397213;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40230059\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/one-brazilian-state-legislature-increasingly-136693732.jpg\" alt=\"Two capybaras walk on a tiled floor.\" class=\"wp-image-40230059\"  \/>One staffer, Nayara Bueno, captured a video of two of the polite semiaquatic herbivores lurking across the tile floor of the legislature. AP<\/p>\n<p> \u201cAt dusk they always cross the street and head over to the assembly building because in front, there\u2019s a fountain that\u2019s always running. So, they\u2019re always hanging around there, eating the grass and wading into the fountain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The internet-famous creatures often inhabit rivers, lakes, and wetlands, and are known for their calm demeanor and social nature.<\/p>\n<p>The Mato Grosso state legislature was not damaged by the surprise visit.<\/p>\n<p>With Post Wires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perhaps they were lobbying for lower taxes on waterfront property. 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