The government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ordered to reinforce security in Brasilia following the announcement by followers of former president Jair Bolsonaro to carry out another march towards the official buildings.
Three days ago, thousands of people stormed against Congress, the Supreme Court and the Presidency. More than 1,500 people were detained, but the vast majority were released. However, more than 650 people are still detained for participating in terrorist acts.
The first call was also made through social networks, so there is fear of a new one since a call to protest was circulating in various capitals under the slogan “National mega-manifestation to retake power.”
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In Brasilia, the government activated the forces of order to protect the Esplanade of the Ministries, a long avenue that concentrates the headquarters buildings of the State secretariats and that leads to the National Congress, the Planalto presidential palace and the Supreme Court.
The space demarcated by the Plaza de los Tres Poderes was invaded by Bolsonaro protesters on Sunday, when they looted and vandalized the buildings that symbolize power in Brazil.
“There is no hypothesis that the unacceptable events that occurred on January 8 are repeated in the federal capital,” said Vice Minister of Justice Ricardo Cappelli.
Authorities are investigating who organized the protests and whether there was funding for the protesters. They are also investigating those responsible for ensuring the safety of the capital.
UN endorsement
The “rigor of the law” will fall on those responsible for the vandalism, Brazil warned this Wednesday before the Organization of American States (OAS), which expressed solidarity with the country against the “fascist and coup” mobilization that has threatened the three powers of the State.
The images of a mob of supporters of the far-right former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into the headquarters of Congress, the presidency and the Supreme Court on Sunday unleashed cascading reactions of rejection that same day.
And calls arose for an urgent meeting of the organization, criticized for months by member states that consider it ineffective.
Done. In an extraordinary session of the Permanent Council, its executive body, this Wednesday the condemnation was unanimous.
“Brazil has a firm commitment to democracy and the rule of law and rejects any form of anti-democratic extremism and political violence,” said the Brazilian ambassador to the OAS, Otávio Brandelli. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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