A Brazilian Supreme Court judge orders the arrest of the capital’s most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.
BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital’s most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro storm the National Congress building in Brasília on Sunday.Moraes also requested the arrest of Fabio Augusto Vieira, the head of Brasília’s military police, one of a number of officials responsible for protecting the key Brasília government buildings. Vieira could not immediately be reached for comment.In the arrest warrant, Moraes cited their failure to ensure proper security forces were in place.
Across town, police set about questioning over 1,000 protesters after they were detained as troops dismantled their camp opposite the army’s headquarters. Yet the challenge of carrying out such an enormous criminal investigation into a loosely organized pro-Bolsonaro movement in the first weeks of a new government was already beginning to show.
Around 200 other demonstrators were under arrest and awaiting charges in a penal facility for their role in Sunday’s rampage, which vandalized some of the capital’s most iconic buildings in the worst attack on Brazilian democracy in decades.Investigations may also sprawl far beyond Brasília. Pro-Bolsonaro militants discussed on social media their plans to disrupt highways and oil refineries to cause economic chaos in synch with their storming of the capital.
Bolsonaro, who flew to Florida 48 hours before his term ended, was released from an Orlando hospital where he had been admitted on Monday and was seen re-entering a residence late on Tuesday where he has been staying for most of his Florida trip.Bolsonaro, 67, told CNN Brasil he may cut short his stay there due to his medical issues, returning to Brazil before the end of the month.
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