Brazilian Supreme Court orders the Army to dismantle all “Bolsonarista camps” within 24 hours

The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil ordered this Monday the Army of the country to dismantle all the “Bolsonarista camps” that exist in the national territory within a period of 24 hours after this Sunday hundreds of followers of the former president Jair Bolsonaro They will assault the headquarters of Congress and the Supreme Court, as well as the presidential palace.

The magistrate Alexander de Moraes thus stressed the importance of these camps -located in territory not belonging to the Army- be completely dismantled as they the police arrest “all those protesters who are still in the streets” after a day that has so far resulted in at least 300 detainees.

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In a new court order, moraes expressed that “nothing justifies the existence of terrorist camps, financed with the complacency of civil and military authorities in a totally subversive manner and without any respect for the Constitution”.

moraes It has also warned that the commanders and senior officials of the Armed Forces, the Police and the Ministry of Defense will be brought to justice if these camps continue to exist.

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In addition, he pointed out that the main highways of the countrypartially occupied by the mob of followers, must be unlocked throughout the day, according to information from the G1 television network.

The investigations

The Brazilian authorities quickly began to launch investigations and judicial measures since Sunday night, after the assault by followers of Jair Bolsonaro to the three powers of the State, in an attack condemned by the international community.

In incidents reminiscent of the attacks on the Capitol in Washington two years ago by supporters of then US President Donald Trump, Thousands of Bolsonaristas broke through the police barriers and penetrated the seats of power in Brasilia, smashing windows and vandalizing offices.

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvawho had gone to Araraquara, in the state of Sao Paulo (southeast), to observe the disasters caused by recent floods, returned on Sunday night to Brasilia to verify the damage to the presidential palace and the highest court.

“The coup leaders who promoted the destruction of public property in Brasilia are being identified and will be punished”he wrote on Twitter.

“Democracy always”added the president, who will dispatch on Monday from the presidential palace despite the damage.

The General Prosecutor’s Office requested to immediately open investigations that lead to the “accountability of those involved” in the attacks against the headquarters of the powers in Brasilia.

The governor of the district of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rochaan ally of Bolsonaro, apologized to Lula and described those responsible as “real terrorists”.

“At no time did we think that these demonstrations would take such proportions”he claimed.

Rocha fired the capital’s security chief, Anderson Torres, who had been Bolsonaro’s justice minister.

But in turn Federal Supreme Court (STF) magistrate Alexandre de Moraes ordered Rocha to leave his post for 90 days.

The Union Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to order the arrest of Torres and “other public agents responsible for actions or omissions,” according to various local media.

Throughout the day, a human tide dressed in yellow and green, colors of the national flag but co-opted by the Bolsonaristas, occupied the headquarters of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Powers in the Brazilian capital (center).

The Bolsonaristas called for a “military intervention” to undo the Lula governmentinaugurated a week ago as president of Brazil for the third time, after governing the first Latin American economy between 2003 and 2010.

Source: Elcomercio

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