Bolsonarist radicals have invaded the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Planalto Palace
BRASILIA – On Sunday 8, the Military Police of the Federal District arrested two extremist supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro for setting fire to a parliamentary police car at the entrance to the National Congress.
A group of 20 police officers entered the crowd to arrest the coup plotters. Surrounding protesters tried to stop the arrest but relented. The policy took the men out of the crowd and into the Military Police isolation area near Itamaraty.
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Extremists supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro have attacked military police in the Federal District. In a video, you can see one of them being thrown from his horse and beaten with clubs.
Praça dos Três Poderes was occupied by vandalism. Radical Bolsonarists have invaded the National Congress, The Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Planalto Palace on the afternoon of this Sunday 8, in an act calling for the intervention of the Armed Forces and the arrest of the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Former President Supporters Jair Bolsonaro they invaded public buildings, destroying everything in their path. The extremists have reached the third floor of the Planalto, where the office of the President of the Republic is located.
The few policemen present in Praça dos Três Poderes fired pepper spray to try to contain the radicals. The action failed to prevent the invasion and occupation of the three main buildings of the Republic.
Even with the crisis installed on the Esplanada, the military policy of the Federal District continues to allow protesters to move freely in the area, without any kind of restriction. After the extremists broke through the blockade invade the National Congress, the Federal Court and the Planalto Palace, some policemen have abandoned the security barriers. A group has been sighted purchase of coconut water in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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