400 arrested as supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro storm Brazil government buildings - NBC News

Chaos struck Brazil's superior Sunday erstwhile supporters of acold close erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro descended connected authorities buildings, breached them, climbed connected a rooftop and broke windows.

Video depicted harm to an bureau successful the statesmanlike palace, arsenic good arsenic breached windows successful the country's highest court.

Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sworn successful Jan. 1, responded by authorizing national involution successful the Federal District until the extremity of January. 

He called those who attacked Congress “fascists,” according to translations of his tweets Sunday.

“Whoever did this volition beryllium recovered and punished. Democracy guarantees the close to escaped expression, but it besides requires radical to respect institutions,” Lula tweeted. “There is nary precedent successful the past of the state what they did today. For that they indispensable beryllium punished.” 

Authorities utilized teardrop state and clashed with the demonstrators, according to video from the country distributed by quality enactment Reuters.

Many among the demonstrators wore the nationalist colors of Brazil, yellowish and green, associated successful caller years with Bolsonaro supporters.

Lula visited the country of the unrest precocious Sunday, Brazil’s TV Globo reported.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks successful Planalto Palace aft it was stormed by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro successful Brasilia connected Sunday. Eraldo Peres / AP

Ibaneis Rocha, the politician of Brazil’s superior district, said much than 400 radical progressive successful the demonstrations and breaches person been arrested.

He said authorities continued to enactment to reconstruct order. Rocha described the day’s events arsenic acts of terrorism.

The incidents, which recalled the Jan. 6, 2021, penetration of the U.S. Capitol, travel amid disinformation astir the election, aimed mostly astatine Lula.

"The electoral rhythm was marked by the usage of nationalist resources for campaigning and a blase disinformation network," the nonprofit Carter Center said successful November aft having observed the statesmanlike election.

"Most attacks targeted the Lula campaign," it said.

Lula accused the mob of taking vantage of the quiescent Sunday arsenic his medication was inactive moving into government. He past took nonstop purpose astatine Bolsonaro.