{"id":28516,"date":"2026-08-05T11:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28516"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:54:18","slug":"lawmakers-get-surprise-visitors-as-capybaras-stroll-into-government-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28516","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers get surprise visitors as capybaras stroll into government building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Brazilian lawmakers preparing to conduct official business found themselves sharing the halls of a state legislature with several uninvited \u2014 but unusually relaxed \u2014 guests.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A group of capybaras entered the Mato Grosso Legislative Assembly in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559505\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/brazil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuiab\u00e1<\/a> on July 30, briefly drawing attention away from an upcoming vote as they explored the government building.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Video recorded by legislative staffer Nayara Bueno showed <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559506\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/wild-nature\/mammals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the animals<\/a> moving calmly through the entrance while workers sought to steer them outside.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559507\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/black-bear-caught-video-wanders-southern-california-water-district-office-pushing-open-front-door\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BLACK BEAR CAUGHT ON VIDEO WANDERING INTO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT OFFICE AFTER PUSHING OPEN FRONT DOOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of capybaras\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A group of capybaras has increasingly been crashing into a Brazilian state legislature&#8217;s voting sessions.<\/span> <span>(UGC via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;They show up here quite often, so we\u2019ve gotten used to seeing them,&#8221; Bueno told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The rodents&#8217; guest appearance did not cause any damage to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559508\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mato Grosso state legislature<\/a>, according to officials.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-building.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Capybaras\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The animals appeared calm as they wandered through the front door of the local legislative building in Cuiaba.<\/span> <span>(UGC via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The legislature borders a park that is home to wildlife, giving the animals easy access to the surrounding government complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Native to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559509\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/regions\/south-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South America<\/a>, capybaras are semiaquatic mammals commonly found around wetlands and other bodies of water. They are highly social, generally travel in groups and can reach weights of about 175 pounds.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_559510\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/rogue-parrot-attacks-players-brazilian-u-15-soccer-game-comes-back-does-it-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ROGUE PARROT ATTACKS PLAYERS DURING BRAZILIAN U-15 SOCCER GAME-THEN COMES BACK AND DOES IT AGAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/capybara-brazil-outside-lawmakers-shocked.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Capybaras in Brazil\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The legislative building is located near a park filled with wildlife, where the capybaras had wandered away from.<\/span> <span>(UGC via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The world&#8217;s largest living rodents have also become internet favorites, with social media users frequently highlighting their laid-back behavior around other animals and people.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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