During the storming of the government building in the Brazilian capital, several states condemned the actions of Bolsonaro’s radical supporters.
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the essentials in a nutshell
- Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil’s government district on Sunday.
- USA, Canada and Mexico condemn this outbreak of violence and call for peace.
The United States, Canada and Mexico have condemned the outbreak of violence in Brazil’s government district. The three countries released a joint statement on Monday before meeting for the joint North America summit in Mexico City.
It condemned “the attacks on Brazilian democracy and the peaceful transfer of power”. He also said: “We stand with Brazil in preserving its democratic institutions.” Their governments supported the free will of the Brazilian people and looked forward to working with the new president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Angry supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the Palácio do Planalto government seat in Brasilia on Sunday and caused considerable damage to buildings.
It took hours for the security forces to bring the situation under control.
Right-wing President Bolsonaro lost to left-wing politician Lula in last October’s runoff and left office at the turn of the year. Even before the election he had repeatedly questioned the electoral system. However, he has never presented any evidence of this. Even after the vote, he never explicitly acknowledged his defeat.
Bolsonaro currently lives with his family in the US state of Florida. According to media reports, he stayed there in a house belonging to former Brazilian martial artist José Aldo in a closed residential complex.
However, the United States has not yet received an extradition request against the former head of state. “We have not yet received an official request from the Brazilian government regarding Bolsonaro,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday during a visit by US President Joe Biden to Mexico City. “If a request like that is made, we take it seriously.”
Déjà vu and storming of the United States Capitol
The outbreak of violence in Brazil is a grim reminder of the attack on the US Capitol two years ago almost to the day. On January 6, 2021, supporters of then President Donald Trump violently stormed the House of Parliament in Washington.
Congress met there to formally confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. Trump had previously goaded his supporters in a speech saying he had been stripped of victory due to massive election fraud. Five people died as a result of the riots.
U.S. President Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet in Mexico City on Tuesday for the North America summit. A joint dinner was already planned for Monday evening (local time).
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