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Seat of government in Brasilia: Supporters of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro vandalize the Palacio do Planalto
Photo: Eraldo Peres / dpa
After the attack on government buildings by radical supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the governor of the federal district, Ibaneis Rocha, fired the security chief of the capital Brasília, Anderson Torres: "I have decided to dismiss the security minister of the federal district and at the same time all security forces on the Street to arrest and punish those responsible," Federal District Governor Ibaneis Rocha wrote on Twitter.
»I am in Brasília to observe the demonstrations and to take all measures to contain the anti-democratic riots in the government district.«
The head of the ruling Workers' Party (PT) has made serious allegations against those responsible in the capital Brasília.
"The Federal District government was irresponsible in the face of the invasion of Brasília and the National Congress," Gleisi Hoffmann wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
“It was an announced crime against democracy, against the will of the voters and for other interests.
The governor and his secretary of security, a Bolsonaro supporter, are responsible for everything that happens.”
Angry supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who was voted out of office in Brasília, had previously stormed the congress, the Supreme Court and the government seat Palácio do Planalto.
TV showed them tearing down roadblocks and pushing back the few police officers.
Although the officers used pepper spray and stun grenades, they were unable to stop the attackers.
Right-wing President Bolsonaro lost to left-wing politician Lula in the runoff last October and left office at the turn of the year.
He never explicitly acknowledged his defeat.
Even after the election, radical supporters of the ex-military had repeatedly protested against Lula's victory and called on the country's armed forces to stage a military coup
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