Minister Jorge Messias, from the Attorney General’s Office (AGU), considered the explosions on Thursday night (13) as “attacks against the STF and the Chamber”. He referred to the three incidents recorded in front of the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), in Praça dos Três Poderes, and in one of the National Congress parking lots, which killed one person.
“The Federal Police will rigorously and quickly investigate the explosions on the perimeter of Praça dos Três Poderes. We need to know the motivation for the attacks, as well as reestablish peace and security as quickly as possible,” he said on social media.
Messias was appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to the position. Other Esplanada ministers say they see signs of political motivation in the explosions, although the police have not yet released any information about the motivation for the explosions.
The main one most linked to the president, Paulo Pimenta, from the Secretariat of Social Communication (Secom), stated that “attacks on institutions are attacks on democracy and the Brazilian people”.
“Increasingly, the defense of democracy, the fight against intolerance and the policy of hate that has contaminated sectors of society are becoming fundamental. We cannot, under any circumstances, naturalize undemocratic acts”, he said.
He amended it by stating that “we will continue working for the reconstruction of our country and for the unity of the Brazilian people, all those who are against this will be defeated once again”.
Juscelino Filho, from Communications, said he repudiates the explosions and that it is necessary to “reinforce that there will be no tolerance for disrespect and attacks against democracy and our institutions”. “We cannot forget the politician who promoted the hate campaign against the STF”, added Paulo Teixeira, from Agricultural Development.
A little earlier, the Federal Police reported that they had opened an investigation to investigate the three explosions that killed one person.
“The Federal Police are investigating the explosions that occurred on Wednesday night in Praça dos Três Poderes, in Brasília. A police investigation will be launched to investigate the attacks,” the authority said in a statement.
Also according to the PF, police officers from the Tactical Operations Command (COT), the Ready-Intervention Group of the PF Regional Superintendence in the Federal District, experts and the institution’s Anti-Bomb Group were called in to conduct initial security and analysis actions. of the location.
The entire area of the Esplanada dos Ministérios and the buildings of Praça dos Três Poderes was isolated by the authorities, who carried out a sweep in search of more artifacts.
The explosions occurred in the early evening when a man walked with the artifacts through the square in front of the STF headquarters. He died when one of them exploded. A car in the City Hall parking lot also had an explosion.
“At the end of the STF session this Wednesday (13), two loud bangs were heard and the ministers were safely removed from the building. Servers and employees from the headquarters building were removed as a precautionary measure. More information about the investigations must await the development of the facts. STF Security collaborates with the DF police authorities”, said the STF in a statement.
