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"Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has toured the wreckage of his
presidential palace after an extraordinary day of political violence in the
capital, Brasília, saw thousands of far-right extremists run riot through the
country’s democratic institutions in a failed attempt to overthrow his week-old
government.
The massed attack by supporters of the ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was a
stunning security breach that was immediately compared to the 6 January
invasion of the US Capitol by followers of Donald Trump in 2021.
Lula was not in Brasília at the time of the attack but he gave an angry speech
blaming Bolsonaro for the chaos and promising that “anyone involved will be
punished”.
Calling those who took part in the attacks “vandals, neo-fascists and
fanatics”, Lula ordered a federal intervention in the capital, bringing
policing under the control of the central government."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
