Holding Brazilian flags and wearing clothes in the colors of the Brazilian flag, more than 3,000 Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court, causing extensive damage.
Memories of the invasion of Trump supporters in the Capitol 2 years ago were awakened by the invasion of hundreds of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro in government buildings in the Brazilian capital Brasilia
Holding Brazilian flags and wearing clothes in the colors of the Brazilian flag, more than 3,000 supporters of Bolsonaro, who do not recognize Lula da Silva’s victory in the presidential election, stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in the capital, Brasilia, causing extensive damage
The police initially tried to repel them using tear gas, but were unsuccessful.
A little later, according to what was reported by Brazilian media, the security forces managed to put the government buildings back under their control.
According to Brazil’s Minister of Justice, more than 200 arrests have been made, while the Supreme Court ordered the removal of the governor of Brasilia, who apologized for not being able to protect the city from the violent invasion.
Lula da Silva in Brasilia
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to Brasilia and went to assess the extent of the damage to the presidential palace and then to the Supreme Court, TV network Globo reported.
Earlier, in a speech in the state of Sao Paulo, he accused Bolsonaro’s far-right predecessor of “encouraging” “fanatic fascist vandals” to storm the seats of the three powers in Brasilia.
Lula da Silva called the invasion “barbarism” and warned that all those involved “will be found and punished”.
He also promised that the authorities will also find the “financiers” of the Bolsonaros.
Leaving tips for the attitude of the police, the Brazilian president estimated that there was a “security gap” in the city.
Brazil’s president has also declared a “federal intervention” until January 31, meaning security forces, which are usually controlled by state and local authorities, are being brought under federal command.
After several hours of silence, former president Jech Bolsonaro condemned the invasion of his supporters in government buildings
Via Twitter, Bolsonaro, who has been living in Florida since the end of December, emphasized that while “peaceful demonstrations, in the form of the law, are part of democracy” he nevertheless condemned the invasions of public buildings.
In his message, he asserted that throughout his tenure, he has always been within the lines of the Constitution, respecting and defending laws, democracy, transparency and sacred freedom.
Mr Bolsonaro also rejected “unproven accusations” by Lula’s centre-left successor, who said the far-right former head of state’s “speech” had “encouraged” “fascist vandals” to storm the seats of the three powers.
Riots in Brazil have sparked strong international reactions
US President Joe Biden characterized the episodes as outrageous.
In a message on Twitter, he stressed that he condemns the attack on democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil. Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined,” Mr. Biden said.
French President Macron stressed that the will of the Brazilian people and democratic institutions must be respected and noted that President Lula can count on France’s undivided support.
Appalled by the acts of violence and the illegal occupation of Brasilia’s government district by violent extremists, he said he was EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
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