A man blows himself up in front of the Supreme Court of Brazil, the police speak of a failed “attack” a few days before the G20

This possible attempted attack against a major institution of Brazilian democracy awakens memories of the far-right riots of January 2023 in the capital.

A man carrying explosives died on Wednesday, November 13, in Brasilia, after trying in vain to enter the building of the Supreme Court of Brazil. The federal police announced that they had opened an investigation into “the attacks”. “First there was the explosion [d’une] car”then a “individual approached the Federal Supreme Court, tried to enter, did not succeed and the explosion occurred in front of the door”Brasilia Vice Governor Celina Leao said.

According to preliminary information, it would be a “suicide”continued the manager, evoking the track of“a lone wolf”. The man would be a former candidate for the post of municipal councilor in 2020 under the colors of the Liberal Party of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right president then in power. He was seen getting out of a burning car, in which police say they spotted “a kind of bomb” et “several explosives connected by bricks”, “but it didn’t completely catch fire”. In court, the body was found surrounded by explosives fitted with a timer.

A few days before a G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, which is due to open on Monday, this alleged attempted attack targeting a major institution of Brazilian democracy awakens the memory of the far-right riots against the headquarters of the executive, legislative and judicial in January 2023. The Supreme Court is located on the Place des Trois-Pouvoirs, where it faces the presidential palace and the Parliament.