“Bolsonaro's supporters have been organising these attacks on their Telegram channels, and during the past week buses carrying hundreds of people have been arriving in Brasilia. So it came as a surprise that the security forces in Brasilia were so slow to act, and this has cast some doubts about their loyalties because the military police and the armed forces, in general, have been staunch supporters of Bolsonaro. Earlier videos on social media had shown a limited presence of the capital's military police, with one of them showing officers standing by as people flooded into Congress, with one using his phone to record images. Lula's main goal now is to stop any attempted coups and further situations like this. We must remember that although there were only a few people who entered these three buildings and destroyed windows and furniture, Bolsonaro has many supporters throughout Brazil, who believe that the elections have been rigged, who believe the Supreme Court is biased, who believe Congress will wheel and deal with the government and who believe they are right in stopping Lula from governing.”

by: Monica Yanakiew