Calm seems to have returned to Brazil. The police have cleared the areas around the government buildings and now it is time to clear the rubble, according to Brazil correspondent Wies Ubags. ‘The destruction is enormous.’
Although he appears to be calmer, the danger has not yet passed, Ubags points out. “Especially in the fields near the barracks it’s still exciting,” he says. “They are currently in the evacuation phase. He seems to be doing well, but I don’t think it’s entirely clear yet whether he will remain so calm ». According to Ubags many arrests were also made. “At least 1,200 people have been arrested in Brasilia in connection with the assault.”
The fate of Bolsonaro’s remaining supporters – called the Bolsonarists – is still unclear, Ubags thinks. “Justice is keeping an eye on them, so the question is whether they still have the guts to act,” he says. “Or they think the risk is too great to get justice after them.” A justified attitude according to Ubags: the Brazilian government and judiciary are at the top of the Bolsonarists. “They are determined to lock up as many people involved in the assault as possible. Even the people who funded it.
Lula
Incumbent President Lula went to work today in the damaged presidential palace. Other than that, he remains silent according to Ubags. “Yesterday’s statement was particularly important, calling for all those involved to be locked up,” he continues. “Also, there was the measure to take the situation in Brasilia into our own hands regarding the security there.”
According to Ubags, the governor of Brasilia has failed to do so. “And now someone from the federal government, from the Justice Department, has been put in place to make sure things like this don’t happen again.” That same governor was suspended for three months, he adds.
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The assault on Brasilia unleashes a lot outside the city. According to Ubags, Brazilians across the country fear for the future of democracy. “Because part of the army and police just stood by and laughed,” he says. “So the trust is gone and the question is really how to proceed.”
Ubags also speaks of great disappointment, especially among Lula supporters. “Last week was the opening holiday, and now everything has suddenly fallen apart,” he says. And this leads to disappointment. At the end of the day there will also be demonstrations in all major cities to defend democracy.’
‘terrorist act’
The Brazilian president has labeled the assault on government buildings by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro as “terrorist”. He made it through Chirping in a rare joint statement with the presidents of both Brazilian parliaments and the Supreme Court. Lula has previously spoken of a ‘fascist attack’.
The representatives of the three powers write in the statement that they reject acts of terrorism and any “criminal vandalism that occurred in the failed coup”. Lula and the three presidents are united in the measures that are now being taken against the rioters. They ask society to keep the peace.
Source: BNR
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