Attorney General speaks of attack
Explosion in Brasília: Supreme Court evacuated
November 14th, 2024 – 2:43 a.m. Reading time: 1 min.
Police inspect a vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in Brasília after an explosion. (Source: Eraldo Peres)
Two explosions rocked the city of Brasilia. The nearby Supreme Court was evacuated.
There were two explosions in front of the Supreme Court in Brazil. The judges and their staff were then brought to safety, the court (STF) said. According to a report by the G1 news portal, one person was killed in the explosions. The area around the Supreme Court in the government district of the capital Brasília was cordoned off. Firefighters and military explosives experts were on site. According to the deputy governor, a man tried to enter the courthouse and was held back by security forces.
The police searched the area for further explosive devices. Brazil’s attorney general described the incidents on social media as an “attack.” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had left the nearby presidential palace a few minutes before the explosions.
According to authorities, the first explosion occurred in a parking lot next to the courthouse. An explosive device detonated in the trunk of a parked car, local media reported. The victim’s body was found in the square opposite the courthouse. The background to the second explosion is still unclear. Media outlet UOL reported that a man was seen with explosives near the Supreme Court. According to eyewitnesses, the two detonations occurred about 20 seconds apart.
