Condemnations of leaders around the world were quick to come on Sunday evening, January 8, in the wake of the invasion by hundreds of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in Brasilia.
European Council President Charles Michel
expressed his
"absolute condemnation".
“Full support for President Lula da Silva, democratically elected by millions of Brazilians after fair and free elections
,” tweeted the European official.
As
US President Joe Biden
closely followed the situation,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
condemned these
"unacceptable"
attacks on the Brazilian presidency and called for
"an end to them"
.
The United States
"condemns any attempt"
to undermine democracy in Brazil, the White House said in a statement.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) denounced a
“conservative coup in Brazil”
.
"Lula is not alone, he has the support of progressive forces in his country, in Mexico, in the Americas and around the world
," he tweeted.
