{"id":2943,"date":"2023-01-09T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:36:38","slug":"brazil-probes-anti-democratic-fears-as-world-leaders-condemn-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/brazil-probes-anti-democratic-fears-as-world-leaders-condemn-attacks\/2023\/01\/09\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil probes anti-democratic fears as world leaders condemn attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRASILIA<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> Brazil’s<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span> has<\/span> ruled<\/span> Brasilia<\/span> on<\/span> security<\/span> flaws<\/span> after<\/span> allowing<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> supporters<\/span> of<\/span> far-right<\/span> former<\/span> president<\/span> Jair<\/span> Bolsonaro<\/span> to<\/span> search<\/span> government<\/span> buildings<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital.<\/span> Banished<\/span> the<\/span> governor<\/span> for<\/span> 90<\/span> days.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> anti-democratic<\/span> protesters<\/span> stormed<\/span> the<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court,<\/span> Congress<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> presidential<\/span> palace<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> sparking<\/span> the<\/span> worst<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> Brazilian<\/span> institutions<\/span> since<\/span> democracy<\/span> was<\/span> restored<\/span> 40<\/span> years<\/span> ago<\/span> and<\/span> sparking<\/span> global<\/span> condemnation.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>President<\/span> Luis<\/span> Inacio<\/span> Lula<\/span> da<\/span> Silva,<\/span> who<\/span> took<\/span> office<\/span> on<\/span> January<\/span> 1<\/span> after<\/span> winning<\/span> the<\/span> October<\/span> elections<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> narrow<\/span> margin,<\/span> said<\/span> protesters<\/span> had<\/span> smashed<\/span> windows<\/span> and<\/span> furniture,<\/span> destroyed<\/span> works<\/span> of<\/span> art,<\/span> and<\/span> overturned<\/span> the<\/span> 1988<\/span> constitution.<\/span> After<\/span> stealing,<\/span> he<\/span> vowed<\/span> to<\/span> bring<\/span> those<\/span> responsible<\/span> to<\/span> justice.The<\/span> gun<\/span> was<\/span> seized<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> president’s<\/span> security<\/span> office.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>As<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> removing<\/span> the<\/span> Brasilia<\/span> governor<\/span> for<\/span> 90<\/span> days<\/span> late<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span> Justice<\/span> Alexandre<\/span> de<\/span> Moraes<\/span> ordered<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> platforms<\/span> Facebook,<\/span> Twitter<\/span> and<\/span> TikTok<\/span> to<\/span> block<\/span> accounts<\/span> of<\/span> users<\/span> spreading<\/span> anti-democratic<\/span> propaganda.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lula<\/span> decreed<\/span> federal<\/span> intervention<\/span> of<\/span> public<\/span> security<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> and<\/span> promised<\/span> exemplary<\/span> punishment<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> leaders<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> “fascist”<\/span> assault<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> provoking<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> coup<\/span> that<\/span> could<\/span> restore<\/span> Bolsonaro<\/span> to<\/span> power.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lula<\/span> blamed<\/span> Bolsonaro<\/span> for<\/span> inflaming<\/span> his<\/span> supporters<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> campaign<\/span> of<\/span> baseless<\/span> allegations<\/span> about<\/span> election<\/span> fraud<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> rule<\/span> marked<\/span> by<\/span> divisive<\/span> nationalist<\/span> populism.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>From<\/span> Florida,<\/span> where<\/span> Bolsonaro<\/span> flew<\/span> 48<\/span> hours<\/span> before<\/span> his<\/span> term<\/span> ended,<\/span> the<\/span> former<\/span> president<\/span> rejected<\/span> the<\/span> accusation.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Twitter<\/span> that<\/span> peaceful<\/span> demonstrations<\/span> were<\/span> democratic<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> government<\/span> buildings<\/span> “crossed<\/span> the<\/span> line.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> assault<\/span> raised<\/span> questions<\/span> among<\/span> Lula’s<\/span> allies<\/span> about<\/span> how<\/span> security<\/span> forces<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> were<\/span> so<\/span> unprepared<\/span> and<\/span> easily<\/span> overwhelmed<\/span> by<\/span> rioters<\/span> who<\/span> had<\/span> discussed<\/span> plans<\/span> on<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> for<\/span> days<\/span> about<\/span> gathering<\/span> for<\/span> weekend<\/span> demonstrations.<\/span> The<\/span> invasion<\/span> commemorating<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> Capitol<\/span> two<\/span> years<\/span> ago<\/span> by<\/span> supporters<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> President<\/span> Donald<\/span> Trump<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> condemned<\/span> by<\/span> world<\/span> leaders,<\/span> from<\/span> US<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> to<\/span> European<\/span> and<\/span> Latin<\/span> American<\/span> leaders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Bolsonaro<\/span> Supporters<\/span> Loot<\/span> Brazil’s<\/span> Presidential<\/span> Palace,<\/span> Congress,<\/span> Brasilia’s<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kremlin<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Dmitry<\/span> Peskov<\/span> said<\/span> Russia<\/span> “strongly<\/span> condemns”<\/span> the<\/span> actions<\/span> of<\/span> those<\/span> who<\/span> instigated<\/span> the<\/span> unrest.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Brazilian<\/span> market<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> a<\/span> hit<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> opens<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Three<\/span> hours<\/span> later,<\/span> police<\/span> reclaimed<\/span> the<\/span> destroyed<\/span> public<\/span> buildings<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> future<\/span> capital<\/span> and<\/span> dispersed<\/span> the<\/span> crowd<\/span> with<\/span> tear<\/span> gas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Justice<\/span> Minister<\/span> Flavio<\/span> Dino<\/span> said<\/span> 200<\/span> protesters<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> arrested.<\/span> Governor<\/span> Rocha<\/span> took<\/span> to<\/span> Twitter<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> court<\/span> announced<\/span> his<\/span> move,<\/span> putting<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> at<\/span> 400.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> occupation<\/span> of<\/span> government<\/span> buildings<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> planned<\/span> for<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> two<\/span> weeks<\/span> by<\/span> Bolsonaro’s<\/span> supporters<\/span> in<\/span> groups<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> platforms<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> Telegram<\/span> and<\/span> Twitter,<\/span> but<\/span> security<\/span> forces<\/span> took<\/span> no<\/span> steps<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> the<\/span> attack.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>News<\/span> seen<\/span> by<\/span> Reuters<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> week<\/span> showed<\/span> that<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> such<\/span> groups<\/span> had<\/span> organized<\/span> assembly<\/span> halls<\/span> in<\/span> several<\/span> cities<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> country,<\/span> from<\/span> which<\/span> charter<\/span> buses<\/span> departed<\/span> for<\/span> Brasilia<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> aim<\/span> of<\/span> occupying<\/span> public<\/span> buildings.<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> plan<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> camping<\/span> outside<\/span> the<\/span> army<\/span> headquarters<\/span> where<\/span> protesters<\/span> have<\/span> camped<\/span> since<\/span> Lula<\/span> won<\/span> his<\/span> October<\/span> election<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> narrow<\/span> margin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When<\/span> the<\/span> protesters<\/span> arrived<\/span> at<\/span> Brasilia’s<\/span> Esplanade<\/span> early<\/span> Sunday<\/span> afternoon,<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> uncontained<\/span> and<\/span> escorted<\/span> by<\/span> military<\/span> police<\/span> vehicles<\/span> with<\/span> flashing<\/span> blue<\/span> lights.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Riot<\/span> police<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> arrive<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> scene<\/span> until<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> two<\/span> hours<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> break-in<\/span> began.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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