Facial Recognition Systems Vandalized and Guns Stolen in Brazilian Riots - HS Today - HSToday

In response to riots successful Brazil’s superior by supporters of erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro connected Sunday, Brazilian Federal Police person acceptable up a situation bureau to coordinate actions and place the perpetrators of attacks connected national agencies.

Federal Police tactical groups were mobilized from respective states successful the state to enactment the information forces successful Brasilia. Teams person already started judicial constabulary actions, arsenic good arsenic investigations astatine the Planalto Palace, National Congress and Federal Supreme Court to place those liable for acts of vandalism, including facial recognition systems. There person besides been reports of weapon theft.

The Federal Police Bombs and Explosives Group has been mobilized and the information of the President of the Republic volition beryllium reinforced, including routes and installations.

The riots, which included attacks connected Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court and the statesmanlike palace, are the worst onslaught connected Brazil’s authorities infrastructure since the 1980s. In December, Bolsonaro supporters attempted to invade the Federal Police office successful Brasilia, connected the time the electoral decision was certified.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who took bureau from Bolsonaro connected January 1 aft an predetermination triumph successful October said those liable would beryllium brought to justice. 

Bolsonaro is presently successful Florida and has condemned the unit connected twitter, dismissing allegations that helium stoked the unit by repeatedly questioning the legitimacy of the caller elections.

U.S. President Joe Biden has besides taken to twitter to “condemn the battle connected ideology and connected the peaceful transportation of power.” Biden added that Brazil’s antiauthoritarian institutions person the afloat enactment of the Biden/Harris medication and said the volition of the Brazilian radical indispensable not beryllium undermined.