The governor of Brasilia reported on Wednesday the explosion of a car, then another near the Supreme Court in the Brazilian capital. A man, loaded with explosives, was found dead in front of this institution. The authorities speak of a failed “attack”, an investigation has been opened.
Suicide or attack? A man carrying explosives died on the evening of Wednesday, November 13, in Brasilia after trying in vain to enter the building of the Brazilian Supreme Court, a failed “attack” according to the authorities.
This attempted attack targeting a major institution of Brazilian democracy awakens memories of the far-right riots against the seats of the executive, legislative and judicial branches in the same square in the capital in January 2023.
It also takes place in a particularly strong context: left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hosting a G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next week and a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Brasilia.
“First there was the explosion (of a) car”, then an “individual approached the Federal Supreme Court, tried to enter, did not succeed and the explosion is produced in front of the door,” the governor of Brasilia, Celina Leao, told the press. According to preliminary information, it is a “suicide” and “a lone wolf,” added the governor.
With AFP
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