“At the moment we are working together with the police. All our police forces are (…) on the streets,” and “an order to arrest the vandals,” said the governor of the Brazilian capital, quoted by the local press.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the demonstrators.
About 200 protesters refusing to recognize the victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the presidential elections blocked some of the main roads in Brasilia. Due to the blockade, several people were trapped inside one of the largest shopping centers in Brasilia, according to the local press.
The riots erupted following the arrest by the Federal Supreme Court of an indigenous man known as José Acasio Cerere Xavante for participating in anti-democratic demonstrations.
Brazil’s military police also stepped up security at the hotel where Brazil’s president-elect was staying, whose victory was confirmed on Monday by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE).
After the second presidential round on 30 October, thousands of Bolsonaro’s supporters took to the streets to protest the election results and demand military “intervention” to prevent Lula da Silva from taking office.
In front of the army headquarters in Brasilia, there is the largest manifestation of the “Bolsonarists”, who have created a genuine “parallel city”, from which they demand military intervention to cancel the election results.
On Monday, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters gathered in the garden of Alvorada Palace, the official residence of Brazil’s head of state, on what they considered D-Day to prevent Lula da Silva from climbing the ladder.
A few kilometers away, a ceremony was held at TSE during which Lula da Silva and Vice President-elect Geraldo Alcmín received diplomas confirming their victory in the October presidential election and entitles them to assume their respective powers on January 01, 2023.
Jair Bolsonaro met with protesters outside Alvorada Palace, accompanied by a priest who preached to supporters.
