Hundreds of Jair Bolsonaro’s followers took control of Brazil’s Congress on Sunday amid a demonstration calling for military intervention to overthrow President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a week after he took office. I followed the conflict in minute-by-minute coverage of clarion.
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Horacio Rodríguez Larreta has expressed his concern about the attack in Brazil
The head of government of Buenos Aires referred to the violent event taking place in Brasilia and sent his support to President Lula da Silva.
“Deep concern about the assault on the institutions of democracy in Brazil. My absolute condemnation of the violent action and my total solidarity and support to @LulaOficial and all the people of Brazil,” he tweeted.
Santiago Cafiero expressed his solidarity with Lula da Silva
“The putschists will not prevail,” says the Argentine ambassador to Brazil
Juan Pablo Lohlé referred to the conflict in Brasilia in dialogue with TN and assured that the protest will not be imposed.
“This is unprecedented in the region,” he stressed in any case.
Gabriel Boric called the attack on the Brazilian Congress “unpresentable”.
Former Brazilian Justice Minister urged protesters to “get out of public buildings before the situation escalates”
It is the former official of Jair Bolsonaro, Sergio Moro, who spoke about it on his Twitter account.
“The protests must be peaceful. Invasions of public buildings and looting are not answers. The opposition must be done in a democratic way, respecting the law and the institutions. The invaders must leave the public buildings before the situation escalates. Do yourself forward,” he said.
“There will be reinforcements and this absurd attempt to impose force will not prevail”, the first reaction of the Lula government
The Minister of Justice of Brazil, Flavio Dino, he stated that “the will of the radical Bolsonarists who have invaded the seats of the Executive, Legislative and Supreme Court will not prevail”. It was the first official reaction of the Lula government.
Dino said in a Twitter message that “There will be reinforcements” police forces and that the available forces “act”.
“This absurd attempt to impose the will by force will not prevail. The Government of the Federal District (of Brasilia) claims that there will be reinforcements. And the forces at our disposal are acting. They are in the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice,” Dino said .
The destruction in the invasion of the Brazilian Congress
The police confronted the protesters but were defeated
The group that invaded Congress, defending coup theses, he passed a police barrier and climbed the ramp which gives access to the roof of the buildings of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Outside, on the esplanade of the building, the police tried to disperse the demonstrators with tear gas.
Protesters occupied the roof, but also the adjacent gardens, including that of the Planalto Presidential Palace.
The most radical followers of the former far-right president they destroyed the protective barriers and armed themselves with sticks they faced the agents who tried, without success, to contain the entrance of the demonstrators.
Bolsanaro supporters invade the Brazilian Congress
Hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters enter the Brazilian Congress. Photo: AFP
Hundreds of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the headquarters of Brazil’s National Congress on Sunday in a demonstration calling for military intervention to overthrow President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a week after he took office.
Source: Clarin
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