In a Rose Garden speech shaded with anger, President Trump threatened to send the American military to states where governors could not bring under control the protests over police brutality.

Police officers also used flash grenades to disperse a crowd so Mr. Trump could visit for a photo opportunity. And in New York, protesters and looters defied a curfew.

The statue, at the center of a legal fight, was defaced and damaged during a protest on Sunday night.

At least five people have died in unrest over the death of Mr. Floyd. Injuries have been numerous, and millions of dollars in damage to property has occurred.

Brazil was responsible for more than a third of the total global loss in 2019.