In Brazil, after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the Presidency, 1,200 supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who set up tents in front of army headquarters, were detained.
According to reports in the national press, 1,200 Bolsonaro supporters who set up tents in front of army headquarters after Lula’s election victory surrendered to the security forces without police intervention.
The detainees were taken to the security units for questioning.
After the demonstrators left the area, the tents were removed by the security forces.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned that if the camps set up in front of the army headquarters are re-established, those who set up camps and the army officials who allowed it would be brought to justice.
Federal District Security Officer Ricardo Cappelli stated that the tents were evacuated without the use of force, “We will not allow practices contrary to the democratic rule of law to continue.” used the phrase.
LULA VISITED BUILDINGS
On the other hand, President Lula visited the Presidential Palace Planalto, Congress and Federal Supreme Court (STF) buildings in Brasilia to examine the destruction caused by Bolsonaro sympathizers yesterday.
It was stated that the buildings of the Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court were seriously damaged and some of the belongings inside became unusable.
EVENTS IN BRAZIL
Ex-President of Brazil’s far-right Bolsonaro supporters, who shouted slogans yesterday demanding the intervention of the army, broke through the police barrier and entered the National Congress building.
The police, who intervened with tear gas to disperse the protesters, could not prevent the groups from forcibly entering the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court building.
Bolsonaro supporters, who raided the National Congress and Presidential Palace, were removed from these buildings by the security forces and control was ensured.
BOLSONARO SUPPORTERS CALL THE ARMY TO INTERVENTION
In the second round of presidential elections held in Brazil on October 30, 2022, left-wing Lula da Silva received 50.9 percent and far-right Bolsonaro received 49.1 percent.
After the election results were announced, Bolsonaro supporters first carried out highway blockades in the country for days, and then called on the armed forces to intervene against Lula’s assuming the presidency during the demonstrations they held in front of army headquarters.
On November 15, the 123rd anniversary of the proclamation of the republic in the country, supporters of Bolsonaro held demonstrations near the military headquarters in the cities of Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Belen to intervene against Lula.
Former President Lula da Silva, who won the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, was sworn in on 1 January 2023. (AA)