After Protestors Storm Congress in Brazil the Bishops and Bolsonaro Condemn their Actions and Call for Peace
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Protestors stormed Congress in Brazil and the Bishops and former president Jair Bolsonaro condemn their actions and call for peace.
The attack involved around three thousand protesters, who support former President Jair Bolsonaro. Some unfurled banners calling for military intervention. Offices in the complex, which were mostly unoccupied, were stormed, vandalised, and ransacked, and windows were smashed.
The protestors believe that Bolsonaro is still president and that the elections were unfair. Some are comparing these actions to the January 6th protests in the USA. Many of the rioters wore Brazilian football shirts, which have become a symbol of allegiance to Bolsonaro.
A full-scale investigation into the attacks is now underway.
Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, who was in Sao Paulo at the time of the storming, called those involved fascists, and insisted that they will be punished.
Several hundred people have been arrested and the National Guard have restored order.
Jair Bolsonaro, who lost the Presidential Election, and is now in the United States, has condemned these actions, saying only peaceful and lawful demonstrations are a legitimate part of democracy. (Edited from Vatican News)
Release: CNBB CONDEMNS CRIMINAL ATTACKS ON THE DEMOCRATIC RULE OF LAW, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE STRICTNESS OF THE LAW
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), perplexed by the serious and violent events in Brasília (DF), expressed itself this Sunday, January 8, through its Twitter channel, about the anti-democratic acts and vandals that invaded and They destroyed public buildings, which symbolically represent the Brazilian State: the headquarters of the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court and the Planalto Palace.
The presidency of the CNBB calls for serenity, peace and the immediate cessation of criminal attacks on the Democratic State of Law. “These attacks must be immediately contained and their organizers and participants held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Citizens and democracy must be protected,” the message said.
Release: CNBB CONDEMNS CRIMINAL ATTACKS ON THE DEMOCRATIC RULE OF LAW, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE STRICTNESS OF THE LAW
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), perplexed by the serious and violent events in Brasília (DF), expressed itself this Sunday, January 8, through its Twitter channel, about the anti-democratic acts and vandals that invaded and They destroyed public buildings, which symbolically represent the Brazilian State: the headquarters of the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court and the Planalto Palace.
The presidency of the CNBB calls for serenity, peace and the immediate cessation of criminal attacks on the Democratic State of Law. “These attacks must be immediately contained and their organizers and participants held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Citizens and democracy must be protected,” the message said.
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