President Lula was not in Brasilia but in the city of Araraquara, in the interior of São Paulo, to check the damage caused by heavy rains in the region. From there he followed the events and later issued a speech in which he targeted Nazi groups and blamed former President Jair Bolsonaro.
What happened
In what was rapidly developing into a serious episode of political instability, authorities cordoned off the area around the legislative building in Brasilia. Nevertheless, Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters refusing to accept the electoral victory of the leftist Lula forced their way, overcoming the fences, climbing the ramps and congregating on the roof of the building of modernist architecture, confirmed an AFP reporter.
“This absurd attempt to impose the will by force will not prevail,” warned the new Minister of Justice, Flavo Dino., on his Twitter account. The senior official added that “there will be reinforcements” from the authorities to suppress this invasion.
The shocking images released in the media and networks are reminiscent of the violent invasion of the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021 in Washington by supporters of then-Republican President Donald Trump, an ally of Bolsonaro, to prevent the Democrat Joe Biden’s certification as the winner of the elections.
The tide of people also stormed into the national Congress, many waving Brazilian flags in a similar patriotic hue.
This building is where the Brazilian Senate and Chamber of Deputies hold their legislative sessions.
Security forces used tear gas in an unsuccessful attempt to disperse the protesters.
Maximum tension in Brazil: Bolsonarists invade Congress
The protesters call for a military intervention to overthrow the current President of Brazil. Hundreds of radical Bolsonaro supporters camped in front of the Army Headquarters, in Brasilia, since the day after the elections on October 30, in which Lula defeated Bolsonaro in the second round.
The area around the Congress had been cordoned off by the authoritiesafter the arrival of several buses with protesters of former President Bolsonaro, who refuse to accept Lula’s victory in the elections last October.
The extremists, mostly wearing yellow and green shirts and Brazilian flags, have also attacked some vehicles of the Legislative Police, which provides security for Congress. They have also destroyed protection barriers and, armed with sticks, they confronted the agents who tried, without success, to contain the entry of the Bolsonaristas.
The camps of the radical Bolsonaristas, which have multiplied in cities throughout the country, began to be dismantled on Friday in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, where some disturbances occurred.
This Saturday, the Brazilian Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, authorized the action of the National Security Force, an elite group of police forces from all over the country, which is mobilized for special missions. Before the events of this Sunday, the official spoke on social networks and said that opponents will have to wait until 2026, when the next presidential elections are held.
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arrested
More than 150 Bolsonaristas were arrested overnight in Brasilia after the invasion. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. (22 GMT) a group of people, some wearing yellow jerseys from the Brazilian team, with their hands in handcuffs, escorted by police officers, left the Planalto Palace, which they invaded and looted for hours.
Other demonstrators were arrested at the Congress Palace, where offices were destroyed and furniture set on fire. Agents of the Militarized Police arrived in the center of Brasilia after the start of the incidents by hundreds of protesters, several of whom had come from a camp set up at the Army Headquarters.
Source: Ambito
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