Bolsonaro supporters taken into police custody and camp dismantled, official says
More than 1,000 arrested in Brazil protests, justice minister says
From CNN’s Rodrigo Pedroso
More than a thousand people were arrested following Sunday’s protests in Brazil’s capital, Brazilian Justice Minister Flávio Dino told reporters Monday in Brasilia.
Dino said there were “about 1,500” arrests in Brasilia — at least 209 were arrested Sunday and “about 1,200” Monday in the area where protesters were camped out near the army’s headquarters, according to Dino.
Bolsonaro supporters taken into police custody and camp dismantled, official says
From CNN’s Camilo Rocha and Mia Alberti
Brazilian authorities have dismantled a camp set up in Brasilia by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro and protesters have been arrested, according to Ricardo Cappelli, secretary for the Ministry of Justice.
Cappelli said the camp, which was set up as a de-facto headquarters for the “anti-democratic” attacks on Sunday, was dismantled, the barricades removed, and protesters won’t be allowed back in the area.
The official said people in the area were sent to police headquarters. He added that the “law will be followed.”
Aerial images showed several buses carrying protesters lining the streets of Brasilia on their way to federal police buildings.
Brazilian Football Confederation condemns jersey use after rioters stormed Congress
From CNN’s Flora Charner and Camilo Rocha
After several protesters were seen wearing Brazil’s emblematic yellow and green colors, including several versions of the national soccer team’s canary yellow jersey Sunday, the Brazilian Football Confederation said the jersey should not be used in “antidemocratic” acts.
In statements posted to its official Twitter and Instagram accounts, the Brazilian Football Confederation said “the Brazilian national team’s jersey is a symbol of joy for our people. It is to cheer, celebrate and love our country.”
The Brazilian Football Confederation also said it has no political affiliation, adding that it “encourages the jersey be used to unite and not separate Brazilians.” Brazil’s football governing body said it “vehemently condemns its use in antidemocratic or vandalism acts.”
“Invaluable” artwork destroyed during Brasilia riots, official says
From CNN’s Camilo Rocha in Sao Paulo
Several artworks belonging to Brazil’s artistic and architectural collection were destroyed during Sunday’s riots in the capital, Brasilia, according to a statement from the President’s office.
“The cost of what was destroyed is invaluable because of the history it represents,” Rogério Carvalho, curator director of the Presidential Palaces, said in the statement.
The damaged pieces include Jorge Eduardo’s 1995 painting “Bandeira do Brasil” which was found floating in the water; the $1.5m painting “As Mulatas” from Emiliano Di Cavalcanti was ripped in seven different places; the bronze sculpture “O Flautista” from Bruno Giorgi was “completely destroyed” into pieces, and is worth $47,000; the Frans Krajcberg wall sculpture worth $56,000 was also broken; and the Balthazar Martinot, an XVII century pendulum clock — a gift from the French Court to King Dom João VI — was completely destroyed and its value is “out of the ordinary.”
Carvalho says it might be possible to restore some of the damaged pieces.
“The collection is the representation of all the presidents that represented the Brazilian people during this long period. This is its historical value. From the artistic point of view, the Planalto [palace] certainly has one of the most important collections in the country, especially of the Brazilian Modernism,” he said.
The Brazilian presidency says it still has not been able to ascertain the full extent of the damage.
At least 70 injured in storming of Brazil’s federal buildings, health secretary says
From CNN’s Rodrigo Pedroso
At least 70 people were injured and needed medical attention as supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Brazil’s federal government buildings Sunday afternoon, according to the country’s health secretary.
Six people were severely injured and taken to hospitals, but no one has died, the federal district health secretary’s press team told CNN.
Journalists and police officers were among the injured.
Former President Bolsonaro’s nephew identified among Brasilia protesters
From CNN’s Flora Charner
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s nephew, Leonardo Rodrigues de Jesus – known as “Leo Indio” — has been identified among the protesters who participated in the storming of the Brazilian capital.
Indio posted several videos and photos on his personal Instagram Sunday, which showed him standing in the crowd surrounding the Brazilian Congress.
In one selfie photo, Indio appears with a green t-shirt and black cap with his eyes visibly red.
In a recently edited caption, Indio says his eyes were red due to tear gas “fired by security forces” who “focused their attention on all the protesters.” He also denied being involved in “any vandalism” in the post and claimed those responsible for destroying the government buildings “were masked vandals and the cowards who were dressed up as patriots.”
UN chief says he trusts Brazil will deal with situation after Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings
From CNN’s Richard Roth in New York
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says he is “shocked” by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro storming Brazil’s government buildings Sunday.
“Of course I was shocked by what I saw, but I must tell you I trust Brazil, I trust Brazilian institutions and I am absolutely convinced that Brazil will deal with this situation with adequate accountability, and that the democratic functioning of Brazil will move on,” Guterres told reporters while attending the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva Monday. “And I am totally confident that Brazil will be at the level necessary to deal with this,” he added.
Brazil’s three branches of government decry Sunday’s “criminal and coup-like” attack
From CNN’s Camilo Rocha
Brazil’s highest government powers have denounced the riots in Brasilia on Sunday, calling them acts of “terrorism, vandalism, criminal and coup-like,” according to a statement signed by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Acting President of the Senate Veneziano Vital do Rego, President of the Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira and President of the Supreme Court Rosa Weber.
“We are united so that institutional measures are taken, in the terms of the Brazilian laws. We call on society to maintain its calm, in defense of peace and democracy in our nation,” the letter posted on social media said.
“The country needs normality, respect and work for the nation’s progress and social justice,” the message concluded.
A chorus of global leaders have condemned rioters in Brazil. Here’s what you need to know today
From CNN staff
Brazil is waking up to the aftermath of Sunday’s riots, when supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro charged major government buildings in the nation’s capital.
Here are the latest developments:
- Violent protests denounced: Among others, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the “assault on Brazil’s democratic institutions,” while French President Emmanuel Macron said “the will of the Brazilian people and democratic institutions must be respected.”
- Reporters assaulted: At least 12 journalists were attacked when Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil’s congressional building, the Supreme Court and the Planalto Presidential Palace on Sunday, according to the Union of Professional Journalists in the Federal District.
- Campers start to disband: Bolsonaro supporters who had camped out in the capital Brasilia after Sunday’s events were seen packing their tents and heading for buses parked outside the Military Headquarters in the city, after a top official called for police to arrest and imprison any protesters still left in the camps.
- Evocative of January 6, 2021: Sunday’s events immediately drew comparisons to the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC, when supporters of ex-US President Donald Trump – a close ally of Bolsonaro – stormed Congress in an effort to prevent the certification of his election defeat.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/bolsonaro-supporters-riot-brazil-congress-01-08-23/index.html
