What is behind the storm of Bolsonaro fans on the government district?
Brasilia - In the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, thousands of people stormed the buildings of the most important constitutional institutions following a demonstration in support of the ousted right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. They entered Parliament, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court and wreaked havoc there.
The police initially couldn't get the mob under control and were surprised by the storming. Some officials are said to have sympathized with the protesters and failed to stop them. Reinforcements arrived later. The officers used tear gas and stun grenades against the intruders, who, among other things, threw furniture through windows. Helicopters were also used. The buildings have now been cleared. People weren't killed.
The new Socialist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not in the capital at the time of the attack. 3,000 Bolsonaro supporters had previously taken buses to the capital to take part in a demonstration. Others had been camping in the government district for days. The protesters often wore jerseys from the Brazilian national soccer team and waved Brazilian flags.
Bolsonaro supporters: Lula wants to introduce censorship
Since Lula's extremely narrow election victory, Bolsonaro's supporters have been talking about voter fraud. His party contested the result. Recently, the situation deteriorated further when an initiative by the new president's loyal lawyers declared that they wanted to ban Bolsonaro from any further political activity and put him on trial. A law against “fake news” is also intended to restrict freedom of expression. Not only the ex-president's supporters, but also constitutional lawyers see it as an instrument of censorship.
The measures announced against the opposition had further increased the anger in the right-wing camp. This called on the military to stage a coup to "save democracy". Bolsonaro, a former general in the Brazilian army, had already left for Florida before Lula took office. From there he yesterday condemned the storming of the buildings in the government district.
Source: Junge Freiheit
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