Brazil probes anti-democratic riots as world leaders condemn attacks - Reuters Canada

BRASILIA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court removed the politician of Brasilia from bureau for 90 days implicit information failings that it said allowed thousands of backers of far-right erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro to ransack authorities buildings successful the capital.

Tens of thousands of anti-democratic demonstrators connected Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, Congress and statesmanlike palace successful the worst onslaught connected Brazil's institutions since ideology was restored 4 decades ago, drafting planetary condemnation.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who took bureau connected Jan. 1 aft a constrictive October predetermination win, promised to bring those liable to justice, aft demonstrators broke windows and furniture, destroyed creation enactment and stole the archetypal 1988 Constitution. Guns were seized from a statesmanlike information office.

As good arsenic removing the Brasilia politician for 90 days precocious connected Sunday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered societal media platforms Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to artifact accounts of users spreading anti-democratic propaganda.

Lula, a leftist president, said the section militarized constabulary unit that reports to Brasilia Governor Ibaneis Rocha, a erstwhile Bolsonaro ally, did thing to halt the protesters advancing.

Lula decreed national involution of nationalist information successful the superior and promised exemplary punishment for the leaders of the "fascist" battle that was aimed astatine provoking a subject coup that could reconstruct Bolsonaro to power.

"All the radical who did this volition beryllium recovered and punished," Lula told reporters from Sao Paulo State.

Lula blamed Bolsonaro for inflaming his supporters aft a run of baseless allegations astir predetermination fraud aft the extremity of his regularisation marked by divisive nationalist populism.

From Florida, wherever Bolsonaro flew 48 hours earlier his word ended, the erstwhile president rejected the accusation. He said connected Twitter that peaceful demonstrations were antiauthoritarian but the penetration of authorities buildings "crossed the line."

The battle raised questions among Lula's allies astir however information forces successful the superior were truthful unprepared and easy overwhelmed by rioters who had discussed plans connected societal media for days astir gathering for play demonstrations.

The invasion, which recalled the battle connected the U.S. Capitol 2 years agone by backers of erstwhile President Donald Trump, was condemned by satellite leaders, from U.S. President Joe Biden to European leaders and Latin American heads of state.

"The convulsive attacks connected antiauthoritarian institutions are an onslaught connected ideology that cannot beryllium tolerated," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said connected Monday. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned immoderate bid to undermine the peaceful transportation of power.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia condemned "in the strongest terms" the actions of those who instigated the disorder.

Brazilian markets are expected to instrumentality a sound erstwhile they unfastened connected Monday.

HUNDREDS ARRESTED

Police retook the damaged nationalist buildings successful the futuristic superior aft 3 hours and dispersed the assemblage with teardrop gas.

Justice Minister Flavio Dino said 200 demonstrators had been arrested. Governor Rocha, penning connected Twitter earlier the tribunal announced its move, enactment the fig astatine 400.

Dino said investigations would purpose to uncover who financed the respective 100 buses that brought Bolsonaro's supporters to Brasilia and besides probe Rocha for not preparing security.

The concern of the authorities buildings had been planned for astatine slightest 2 weeks by Bolsonaro's supporters successful groups connected societal media messaging platforms specified arsenic Telegram and Twitter, yet determination was nary determination by information forces to forestall the attack, called by 1 radical "the seizure of powerfulness by the people."

Messages seen by Reuters passim the week showed members of specified groups organizing gathering points successful respective cities astir the country, from wherever chartered buses would permission for Brasilia, with the volition to inhabit nationalist buildings.

The program included camping successful beforehand of the service command's headquarters, wherever demonstrators had camped retired since Lula narrowly won the predetermination successful October.

In the aboriginal day of Sunday, erstwhile the protesters began to get connected Brasilia's esplanade, alternatively of being contained, they were escorted by Military Police cars with flashing lights.

Riot constabulary lone arrived connected the country 2 hours aft the invasions began.

Bolsonaro faces legal risks from respective investigations earlier the Supreme Court successful Brazil and his aboriginal successful the United States, wherever helium traveled connected a visa issued lone to sitting presidents, is successful question.

"Bolsonaro should not beryllium successful Florida," Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro said connected CNN. "The United States should not beryllium a refuge for this authoritarian who has inspired home coercion successful Brazil. He should beryllium sent backmost to Brazil."

Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu, Gabriel Stardgarter, Gabriel Araujo and Anthony Boadle; Editing by Edmund Blair and Nick Macfie

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