Overview
- Video recorded by legislative staffer Nayara Bueno on July 30 showed several capybaras entering the Mato Grosso state legislature in Cuiabá during a voting session.
- Staff and lawmakers calmly steered the animals back to the adjacent park and officials reported no damage and no disruption to the proceedings.
- Legislative employees say the rodents appear at the building regularly because the complex borders a park with wetlands and waterways that capybaras favor.
- Capybaras are large, social, semi‑aquatic rodents that can weigh about 80 kilograms and often move in groups, which helps explain their relaxed behavior near people.
- The footage has been widely shared online and coverage treats the episode as a light human‑interest moment that highlights routine interactions between urban institutions and nearby wildlife.