Police forces in Brasília on Monday. Photo: Marcello Casal Jr./ABr
Paulo Pimenta, the Lula administration’s press secretary, declared this morning that pro-Bolsonaro rioters swiped hard drives, documents, and weapons from offices within the Planalto Palace, which houses the president’s office.
Scores of putschist rioters stormed the palace on Sunday afternoon, shortly after another group invaded the Congress building and Supreme Court headquarters. All three buildings were left severely damaged due to widespread vandalism.
“Some of the people [who stormed the palace] knew what they were doing,” Mr. Pimenta told reporters this morning. “While the horde destroyed everything, others acted intelligently, taking hard drives, guns, and documents.”
Echoing the sentiment of his boss, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and other Brazilian authorities, Mr. Pimenta assured that the police would identify and punish all of those responsible for the riot.
He added that there were significant amounts of “blood, feces, and urine” left in the presidential palace, which he said would be collected and tested to help identify the perpetrators.
Panama was once a part of Colombia. Its canal, a monumental engineering achievement of its…
The specialization trend among corporate board members It is not only a matter of perception:…
Panama will hold its presidential elections on Sunday, months after huge protests saw thousands descend…
The city of Rio de Janeiro estimates that a Madonna concert this Saturday on Copacabana…
Latin America’s trend of banning opposition candidates from elections has caught on in an ever-growing…
The São Paulo City Council on Thursday approved legislation authorizing Brazil’s largest city to sign…