Assault on power in Brazil: lack of control by the police and negligence of the authorities, two factors that allowed the incidents

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As the days pass since the assault on Congress, the Supreme Court and the Brazilian presidential palace, the reasons that explain how these incidents occurred begin to come to light. Among them, one stands out failure in security systems and some kind of negligence by the governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha (MDB), dismissed by order of Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court (STF).

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According to a media investigation O’Globethe Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino recorded it a promoted change in the security scheme it reduced the number of police officers deployed in the area and made it easier for Bolsonaro militants to gain access to the Plaza de los Tres Poderes.

Apparently, at first it was planned to install fences on the Esplanade of the Ministries so that it could not reach the Plaza de los Tres Poderes. According to Dino, at the last minute, the government has decided to clear the passage near Congress.

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In the letter that led to the removal of Ibaneis, published at dawn on Monday, Alexandre de Moraes did not hesitate to affirm that there was an “effective participation” of the security and intelligence organizations in the episode which culminated in the incidents in the institutions state.

“The omission and collusion of various security and intelligence authorities have been demonstrated with the absence of the necessary policeespecially the Assault Command of the Military Police of the Federal District,” wrote de Moraes.

Second O’Globe, the journalists of his editorial team saw the arrival of the Bolsonarists on the lawn in front of the Congress, but they could not prevent them from invading the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The same thing happened in the Planalto area and in the Federal Court of Cassation.

Another piece of information that points to the negligence of the authorities is the revelation that at dawn on Sunday the Brazilian intelligence agency (Abin) alerted various state agencies to the threat posed by supporters of former President Bolsonaro commit violent acts.

According to officials, people camped in front of the army headquarters in Brasilia They called to invade Congress.

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Source: Clarin

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