Scary Sunday in Brazil. Hundreds of followers of the far-right Jair Bolsonaro They concentrated in Brasilia, invaded the premises of the National Congress and the Supreme Court (STF), to then go to the Planalto Palace, seat of the Executive, with the same and hallucinated purpose: to request a military intervention that removes Luiz Inacio Lula from the presidency. da Silva. The coup adventure takes place a week after the inauguration, in the same city and before an overjoyed crowd at the beginning of a change of era. The unprecedented episode in the political history of Brazil is seen in the mirror of the attempted takeover of the Capitol, in 2021, by supporters of Donald Trump. That episode happened in Washington on January 6, 2021.
Two years and two days later, the most radical Bolsonarismo tried to repeat the destabilizing crusade. At the time of the act of vandalism and depredation, as the media called it, Lula It was in the state of São Paulo. A pronouncement from the president was expected. Randolfe Rodrigues, one of the main representatives of the ruling party in Congress, assured that the events will not go unpunished. “Undemocratic criminals cannot walk freely, there is nothing to tolerate with bigots. We expect the severe application of the law to all those involved in these actions.” Bolsonaro, who, since he arrived in the United States, recovered part of his verbiage on Twitter, remained silent. Also the members of his clan.
Saturday, the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, more inclined to energetically resolve the problem that has arisen in the public space, had promised to end this type of agitation before January 6. Dino had authorized the actions of the National Security Force, in case of serious matters. The decision was late. Before that elite group of Police took action on the matter, Brasília was already burning. Dino urged the extreme right to abandon violence and run for the elections in 2026. His exhortation fell into indifference. The supporters of the retired former captain finally turned into actions the words of the former head of state who ignored the legitimacy of the elections that marked his departure from the Government. The buildings that symbolize the institutional balance of Brazil were left in his hands. The military police tried to stop the onslaught of the Bolsonaristas with tear gas. The extremists, mostly wearing yellow and green shirts and Brazilian flags, also attacked security force vehicles, launching fireworks, iron bars and other objects at the uniformed men.
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Since Lula’s victory in the second round of elections on October 30, with 50.9% of the valid votes against Bolsonaro’s 49.1%, Bolsonarismo has not stopped challenging the result that has allowed the return to the Government of Workers Party (PT). For days, roads were blocked and uniformed officers were urged to prevent the start of the third presidency of the ex-unionist.
announced crisis
According to the carioca newspaper, the globe, andhe Minister of Defense, José Múcio Monteiro, and the Governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, will have to explain the actions of the Bolsonarists. “Designated to deal with crises involving the military, Múcio opted for the tactic of persuasion. Responsible for security in Brasilia, Ibaneis must also be charged. He handed over the Secretary of Public Security to the Bolsonaro delegate Anderson Torres, a man of confidence of the previous regime”.
For the publication, “the riot in the capital is the Time.news of an announced crisis. There were no warnings that the far-right camps should have been dismantled before the new government took office. Without the leniency of the authorities, we would not be facing a candanga version of the invasion of the Capitol.”