BRASILIA — Supporters of Brazil’s far\u002Dright former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in…
The sight of thousands of yellow-and-green clad protestors wreaking havoc in the capital capped months of tension following the most fraught election for a generation. Bolsonaro, who lost the Oct. 30 vote to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, peddled the false claim that Brazil’s electronic voting system was prone to fraud, spawning a violent movement of election deniers.
The violent scenes in Brasilia could amplify the legal risks to Bolsonaro, who has so far not commented on the invasions. The Bolsonaro family lawyer, Frederick Wassef, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Article content A policeman on horseback was surrounded by shouting demonstrators armed with sticks who knocked him off his mount.
Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha told Reuters that all security forces had been deployed to confront the rioters.On Saturday, with rumors of a confrontation brewing, Justice Minister Flávio Dino authorized the deployment of the National Public Security Force. On Sunday, he wrote on Twitter, “this absurd attempt to impose the will by force will not prevail.”Article content“All my solidarity with Lula and the people of Brazil,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro tweeted.
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