Brazil: Supporters of the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, once again created a commotion in the capital city of Brasilia. Last week, Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva was sworn in as president, angering the protesters. The protesters broke the police barricade and entered the Congress (Parliament House), Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Supreme Court and vandalized there. The police arrested around 400 protesters who entered these government buildings.
Let us tell you that on January 6 in the year 2021, supporters of Donald Trump also did the same during a demonstration in America, during which the demonstrators also attacked the US Capitol. In the meantime, the lives of many workers were saved. Now something similar has been seen in Brazil. Here, a group of protesters climbed onto the Speaker’s chair. Some videos of this incident have also surfaced. In which the protesters are seen climbing on the speaker’s desk and tampering with the mic. Another video shows a mob pulling a policeman off his horse and throwing him to the ground.
Demonstrators stormed Parliament and the Supreme Court
However, Brazilian police set up a security cordon around Brasilia’s Three Powers Square to stop the protesters. The police tried to stop them from going to the National Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Court. But the protests continued. Although the police fired tear gas to stop them, it also did not help.
Video viral on social media
After the incident, some videos of the protesters are going viral on social media. In this video, protesters are seen breaking doors and windows along with entering the Congress building. In the video, it is seen that they come together and break into the offices of the MPs. Meanwhile, they also tried to wave the banner.
Refusal to accept election results
Bolsonaro lost to his rival da Silva in the October 30 election. After this, his supporters gathered outside army barracks across the country and refused to accept the election results. At the same time, leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva was sworn in as President of Brazil. He has become the President here for the third time.
The US President condemned the incident
US President Joe Biden has condemned the entry of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro into the country’s Congress, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court. “I condemn the attack on democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil,” Biden tweeted, tagging the Brazilian president. The US fully supports Brazil’s democratic institutions and has not undermined the will of the Brazilian people. I look forward to continuing to work with President Lula.”