Brazil: One person killed in two explosions near the Supreme Court of Justice

At least one person died this Wednesday after two explosions were recorded around the Supreme Court in Brasília, which was evacuated, local media reported, quoting police sources. They indicated in a police statement that a device detonated outside the court, without giving further details. AP,

according to FolhaThe explosions, 20 seconds apart, occurred in the Plaza de los Tres Poderes in the so-called Esplanade of the Ministries in Brasília. One of the explosions occurred in a car near an annex of the Chamber of Deputies. The Ministries Esplanade, where the headquarters of the three branches of government are located, was closed. Here are the Planalto Palace, the seat of the Government, the Congress and the Supreme Court buildings.

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According to the newspaper, a body was found near the headquarters of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). He said that the deceased was injured by the explosion. AndFaith. According to a witness quoted by local media, a man threw an explosive device at the statue located in front of the Supreme Court headquarters and which represents justice.

The area was isolated and cordoned off. According to the portal’s report, firefighters and military personnel specialized in explosives are at the scene. G1The federal police sent Tactical Operations Command and its bomb disposal group to investigate the square.

President Lula was at the Alvorada Palace, the official residence 4 kilometers away, at the time of the explosions.

The explosions occurred on January 8, 2023, a week after Lula’s inauguration, a year and 10 months after an attack by hundreds of Jair Bolsonaro’s followers on three branches of government, in the same square. The Supreme Court is one of the main targets of attacks by both the former President and his supporters.

Two loud explosions were heard as Representative Erica Hilton was speaking in the Chamber of Deputies (X/@RogriodeAguiar1)

What happened in the center of power in Brasília?

People present on the ground floor of the Brazilian Supreme Court building were evacuated. House security guards said a car bomb exploded in the parking lot between the courthouse and the House annex. In the trunk, according to the site G1

There were fireworks and bricks. At the time of the explosion, the Chamber was voting on a proposed amendment to the Constitution on tax exemptions for churches. The vote was suspended.

Secretary of Security of the Federal District, sandro avelarSaid it was still trying to understand what happened. As quoted by police FolhaIt is suspected that both the blasts are linked to the same man found dead at the same intersection near the court headquarters.

”At the end of Wednesday’s Supreme Court session, two loud bangs were heard and ministers were safely evacuated from the building. Servers and staff at the headquarters building were removed as a precautionary measure,” the court said.

louana costa I was at the bus stop, in front of the court. According to what he told the G1 portal, a man passed by with a bag in his hand and waved his “thumbs up.” Then he heard the first explosion. When she looked back, the man threw something near the statue of Justice and it fell to the ground.

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carlos monteiroThe owner of a fast food stand commented: “He told me he stopped the car, took things out of the trunk and got out with a backpack on his back and suddenly we heard explosions. When we went to look there was a lot of smoke. “The car was on fire and then we learned that there had been a death.”