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2023 Brazilian Congress attack

2023 Brazilian Congress attack
Part of the 2022–2023 Brazilian election protests
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The invasion of the National Congress
Date8 January 2023
Location
Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

15°48′03″S 47°51′41″W / 15.80083°S 47.86139°W / -15.80083; -47.86139
Caused byFalse allegations of electoral fraud in the 2022 Brazilian general election promoted by former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies[1]
Goals
Methods
Resulted in
  • Severe damage to the federal buildings, many art pieces stolen, damaged or vandalised.
  • Rioting suppressed, all three targeted buildings cleared
  • Arrest and detainment en masse of rioters by federal and state law enforcement authorities
  • Declaration by Lula of federal takeover of the Federal District for the remainder of January 2023
  • Suspension of Ibaneis Rocha as the governor of the Federal District for 90 days, by order of the Supreme Federal Court
Parties to the civil conflict
Pro-Bolsonaro protesters
Lead figures

No known organized leadership

Number
~5,000[11]
Unknown
Casualties
Injuries84+ (40+ protesters and 44+ police officers)[12][13]
Arrested1,400+[14]
Damage$14.9 Million BRL

On 8 January 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor, a mob of his supporters attacked Brazil's federal government buildings in the capital, Brasília. The mob invaded and vandalized the Supreme Federal Court, the National Congress building and the Planalto Presidential Palace in the Three Powers Plaza, seeking to violently overthrow the democratically elected president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula), who had been inaugurated on 1 January. Many rioters said their purpose was to spur military leaders to launch a coup d'état and disrupt the democratic transition of power. Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro were in Brasília at the time of the attack.[15][16][17][18]

The attack occurred a week after Lula's inauguration and followed several weeks of unrest from Bolsonaro's supporters. It took more than five hours for the Brazilian security forces to clear all three buildings of the rioters, which happened at 21:00 BRT (UTC−03:00).[1][19] The storming of the government buildings drew swift condemnation from governments around the world.[20][21]

In response to the attack, at 18:00 BRT, Lula announced that he had signed a decree authorising a federal state of emergency in the Federal District through the end of January 2023.[22] The Congress was not in session at the time of the attacks,[23] but it swiftly ratified the declaration by 10 January.[24]

  1. ^ a b Nicas, Jack; Spigariol, André (8 January 2023). "Bolsonaro Supporters Lay Siege to Brazil's Capital". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bowman, Emma (8 January 2023). "Security forces regain control after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress". NPR. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro storm Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace". CBS News. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Brazil investigates pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed government buildings". Euronews. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ "MPF abre investigação sobre omissão do comando da PM do DF durante invasões". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Assista pela 1ª vez vídeos dos ataques ao STF em 8 de Janeiro". MSN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Câmeras identificam mais 23 suspeitos de invadir Senado durante atos de 8 de janeiro". br.noticias.yahoo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Da invasão às prisões. Imagens mostram em detalhes o que aconteceu no 8 de janeiro". Congresso em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ ananunes. "Governo fecha Esplanada e autoriza emprego da Força Nacional até segunda". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTimes8Jan2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference rochatorres was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "44 PMs do DF ficaram feridos em ataque bolsonarista, diz interventor | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  13. ^ Roriz, Giulia; Schwingel, Samara (8 January 2023). "Hospital de Base recebe mais de 40 feridos durante atos bolsonaristas no DF" [Base Hospital received more than 40 wounded during terrorist acts in the DF: According to the Hospital de Base, six people were admitted in serious condition after the beginning of Bolsonarist acts. Two underwent surgery 01/08/2023]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Moraes cita 'conduta gravíssima' e mantém 140 presos por ligação com atos de terror em Brasília". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. ^ Phillips, Tom (8 January 2023). "Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's presidential palace and supreme court". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ Rocha, Lucas. "Manifestantes furam bloqueio, entram na Esplanada e invadem o Congresso Nacional" [Protesters break through the blockade, enter the Esplanade and invade the National Congress]. CNN Brazil. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress". BBC News. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. ^ Araujo, Gabriel; Boadle, Anthony; McGeever, Jamie; McGeever, Jamie (9 January 2023). "Bolsonaro in hospital, 1,000 supporters detained after Brasilia riots". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Brazilian authorities: Rioters have been cleared out of government buildings, 200 arrested". The Week. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  20. ^ "World leaders condemn Brazil violence as US lawmakers call for Bolsonaro extradition". the Guardian. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Brazil: Germany condemns riots as 'assault on democracy' – DW – 01/09/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Lula decreta intervenção federal na segurança do DF e diz que terroristas serão punidos" [Lula decrees federal intervention in the security of the DF and says that terrorists will be punished]. CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023.
  23. ^ Gortázar, Naiara Galarraga (8 January 2023). "Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress". EL PAÍS English Edition. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Federal forces to intervene in Brasília after pro-coup riot". Agência Brasil. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.