Brazil: Supporters of former President Bolsonaro attack police headquarters

Bolsonaro Supporters Protest: Left-wing leader Lula Da Silva has defeated right-wing Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election. Lula got 50.9 percent of the votes in the election while Bolsonaro got 48 percent. At the same time, Bolsonaro and his supporters are not able to digest this defeat. He has not accepted defeat, nor has he congratulated the winning President Lula da. The situation has now become such that the supporters of Bolsonaro have started violent demonstrations in Brazil.

According to a Reuters report, Bolsonaro’s supporters attacked the Federal Police Headquarters in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Supporters draped Brazilian flags around their bodies. Police released stun grenades and tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. After this, supporters of Bolsonaro set fire to nearby buses and cars.

The court had sealed the victory of Lula Da

On this whole incident, the Federal Police said that with the help of security forces near the headquarters, an attempt was made to control the situation. Earlier on Monday, the federal electoral court certified the October 30 election victory of Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro’s leftist rival, as president. At the same time, till now Bolsonaro has neither accepted defeat from Lula nor has he formally transferred power.

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blocked the highways

Some of the former president’s most staunch supporters have blocked highways and camped in front of army barracks in protest. Simultaneously, Bolsonaro’s supporters called for a military coup to oust Lula from office.

Lula’s relationship with controversy

Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the presidential election, has a deep connection with controversies. According to reports, Lula was indicted in 2017 for corruption and money laundering on charges stemming from a wider “Operation Car Wash” investigation into state oil company Petrobras. However, less than two years later, a Supreme Court judge overturned Lula’s conviction in March 2021, clearing the way for him to run for a sixth term as president.

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