Brazil LIVE Last minute on the assault on Congress and the arrest of more than 1,200 Bolsonaristas

Police-backed Brazilian soldiers dismantled a camp of supporters of the far-right former president on Monday Jair Bolsonaro in the capital, a day after protesters launched the worst attack on Brazil’s state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s.

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After thousands of supporters of Bolsonaro burst into Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace on Sunday, policemen with riot gear piled up in the encampment in front of the army headquarters in Brasiliawhile soldiers were dismantling tents, Reuters witnesses said.

Detained supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, are taken by bus by police forces to the federal police headquarters to verify their identities. (MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP).

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At least 1,200 Bolsonaristas were detained in the camp they had set up in front of the Army headquarters in Brasilia since the October elections and from which the attacks on Sunday against the headquarters of the three State powers were launched.

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvathe leftist rival of Bolsonaro who took office on January 1 after a narrow victory in October elections, vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the violence, after protesters broke windows and furniture, destroyed works of art and stole weapons and artifacts.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walks in the Planalto Palace after it was stormed by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres).

Lulawho returned to work in the Planalto Presidential Palacemet with his defense minister and armed forces commanders to discuss attacks reminiscent of the storming of the US Capitol two years ago by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

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world condemnation

US President Joe Biden joined other world leaders in condemning the attacks, calling them “scandalous“, while BolsonaroNow in Florida, he denied inciting his supporters, saying the protesters had “crossed the line.”

Bolsonaro hospitalized

Bolsonaro was admitted to a Florida hospital on Monday, a source close to his family said, adding that his condition was “not worrisome.”

The pro-Bolsonaro truckers, who have wreaked havoc on the highways of Brazil for weeks, they carried out more protests overnight.

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“There are still people trying to block the roads and access to oil refineries,” Presidential spokesman Paulo Pimenta told reporters. State oil company Petrobras said its refinery operations and fuel supply had not been affected.

The governor of Brasilia is removed from office

The judge of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexander de Moraes, ordered the dismissal of the governor of Brasilia on Sunday night for 90 days for alleged security failures. He also ordered the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to block the accounts of users who spread anti-democratic propaganda.

Facebook removes Bolsonaro content

Goalmatrix of Facebooksaid on Monday that he was removing content that supported or praised the looting of Brazilian government buildings weekend. Telegram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Brazil’s financial markets were flat, with the benchmark Bovespa stock index trading higher in the afternoon. Some analysts said Sunday’s violence could strengthen Lula politically and have an impact on politics in Latin America’s largest economy.

“Fascist” aggression

Lulawho was a union leader and former president from 2003 to 2010, said that the militarized local police that reports to the governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rochaexiled from Bolsonarodid nothing to stop the advance of the protesters.

Lula decreed the federal intervention of public security in the capital and promised exemplary punishments for the leaders of the “fascist” assault that intended to cause a military impact that could restore to Bolsonaro in the power.

“All the people who did this will be found and punished.” Lula said to journalists from the state of Sao Paulo.

He blamed Bolsonaro for inflaming his supporters after a campaign of unfounded accusations about electoral fraud after the end of his government marked by divisive nationalist populism.

Bolsonaro defends himself

From Florida, where Bolsonaro flew 48 hours before his term ended, the former president denied the accusation. He said on Twitter that the peaceful demonstrations were democratic but that the invasion of government buildings “crosses the line”.

The assault raised doubts among the allies of Lula about how security forces in the capital were unprepared and easily overwhelmed by rioters who had discussed plans on social media for days about gathering for demonstrations over the weekend.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invade the Planalto Presidential Palace while clashing with security forces in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. (SERGIO LIMA / AFP).

The invasion was reminiscent of the storming of the Capitol two years ago by Trump supporters.

Germany and Russia

“Violent attacks on democratic institutions are an attack on democracy that cannot be tolerated”the German chancellor said on Monday Olaf Schölz. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned any attempt to undermine the peaceful transfer of power.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that Russia condemned “in the strongest terms” the actions of those behind the disorder.

Police retook damaged public buildings in the capital after three hours and dispersed the crowd with tear gas.

The Minister of Justice, flavio dino, said 200 protesters had been arrested. Gov. Rocha, writing on Twitter before the court announced his decision, put the number at 400.

It was planned

Dino said the investigations would be aimed at discovering who financed the several hundred buses that carried supporters of Bolsonaro a Brasilia and also investigate Rocha for not preparing security.

The occupation of government buildings had been planned for at least two weeks by supporters of Bolsonaro in groups on social media messaging platforms like Telegram Y TwitterHowever, security forces made no move to prevent the attack, called by one group “the seizure of power by the people.”

Messages seen by Reuters throughout the week showed members of those groups organizing meeting points in various cities across the country, from where chartered buses would leave for Brasilia, with the intention of occupying public buildings.

The plan included camping in front of the headquarters of the Brasilia army commandwhere the protesters have been since Lula won the elections in October.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hold a demonstration at the Explanada dos Ministerios in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. (EVARISTO SA / AFP).

On Sunday afternoon, when the demonstrators began to arrive at the esplanade of Brasiliainstead of being contained, They were escorted by Military Police cars with flashing lights.

Riot police only arrived on the scene two hours after the invasions began.

Bolsonaro He faces legal risks from various investigations before Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court and his future in the United States, where he traveled on a visa issued only to sitting presidents, is in doubt.

Source: Elcomercio