3:28 p.m .: Lula, Congress and Supreme Court leaders condemn Brasilia's "terrorist acts"
Brazilian President Lula, the heads of Congress and the Supreme Court on Monday condemned "terrorist acts" in Brasilia the day before in a joint statement "in defense of democracy" posted on the head of state's Twitter account.
"The Powers of the Republic, guarantors of democracy and the 1988 Constitution reject the terrorist acts, vandalism, criminals and putschists that occurred yesterday in Brasilia," says the statement signed by leftist President Lula and the presidents of the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies and the Supreme Court, the day after the simultaneous attacks by Bolsonarists against the buildings of these institutions
Manifestação conjunta dos presidentes dos Poderes da República, assinada na manhã de hoje, em repúdio aos atos golpistas de ontem em Brasília.
#TeamLula pic.twitter.com/p6dOtuh8S6
— Lula (@LulaOficial) January 9, 2023
1:35 p.m .: "The army will have a decisive role in the coming months"
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Assault of the Bolsonarists in Brazil: "The army will have a decisive role in the coming months" © France24
Judicial authorities in Brazil have launched the first investigations to determine who is responsible for the storming of several official buildings on Sunday January 8 by supporters of the far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia.
David Gormezano, journalist and former correspondent in Latin America, was on the set of France 24 to discuss the situation.
1:28 p.m.: Soldiers begin dismantling a camp set up by Bolsonaro supporters outside army HQ
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