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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned today's storming of former President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters into the Congress building, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace, and signed a presidential decree allowing the intervention of federal security forces in Brasilia to restore law and order until the end of the month.
Da Silva, who is visiting the city of Araraquara, which was hit by severe floods, said on his Twitter account: “Today, barbarism prevailed in Brasilia. They did it, and as it is known, there are several speeches of the former president encouraging this, and this is his responsibility and the responsibility of the supporting authorities.
"Democracy guarantees the right to freedom of expression but it also requires people to respect institutions, and there is no precedent in the country's history for what they did today and therefore they should be punished," da Silva added.
The Brazilian president pointed out that everyone who participated in the attack and vandalism of public buildings will be found and punished according to the law.
The Brazilian President's decree declaring a temporary state of emergency comes against the background of Bolsonaro's supporters storming the National Congress building, the Planalto presidential palace, and the Supreme Court building, where they damaged these buildings, which are considered architectural masterpieces of a modern style and contain many works of art.
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