Hundreds of people have been arrested by the Brazil Police. The Police have also taken back control of the country’s congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace from rioting supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, former President of the country.
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| Protests against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro outside the National Congress of Brazil in Brasilia. Photo: Adriano Machado/ Reuters via Al Jazeera |
According to Al Jazeera:
In a tweet on Sunday, the police said at least 300 people had been detained in the capital, Brasilia, after the rampage by thousands of Bolsonaro’s supporters who refuse to accept his election defeat.
“Investigations will continue until the last member is identified,” the police promised.
There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from Sunday’s assault, but the invaders left a trail of destruction, throwing furniture through the smashed windows of the presidential palace, flooding parts of Congress with a sprinkler system and ransacking ceremonial rooms in the Supreme Court.
