The national president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, stated on the night of this Wednesday (13) that the explosions recorded in front of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and close to Congress refer to the acts of January 8, 2023. Both for her and for others From the left, there are signs of political motivation, although no conclusion has been drawn by the authorities.
“The very serious events tonight in Praça dos Três Poderes repeat the scenario, targets and violence of January 8th. The car with explosives in the Chamber of Deputies belongs to a candidate for councilor of the PL of Santa Catarina”, he said on social media without proof and without official confirmation from the police.
Still according to her, “there are many elements that warn us to remain vigilant in defense of democracy. We know who your enemies are and we will know how to defend you once again.”
HAS People’s Gazettethe police reported that, until this report was written, they did not know the reason for the explosions.
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.
The STF’s communications department reported that the President of the Court, Luís Roberto Barroso, spoke by telephone with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT); with the general director of the PF, Andrei Passos Rodrigues; with the vice-governor of DF, Celina Leão; and by message with governor Ibaneis Rocha. “He is monitoring the incident and is directly in contact with STF security,” he added.
