‘Deeply concerned’: PM Modi after Bolsonaro supporters storm govt buildings in Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday joined global leaders in condemning Brazil riots after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalised the government’s pinnacle establishments on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday joined global leaders in condemning the Brazil protests after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalised the government’s pinnacle establishments Sunday.
“Deeply involved approximately the information of rioting and vandalism in opposition to the State establishments in Brasilia. Democratic traditions have to be reputable via way of means of everyone. We make bigger our complete guide to the Brazilian authorities,” he tweeted.
Bolsonaro supporters broke into the country’s congressional building, Supreme Court and presidential palace, per week after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s inauguration – who defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election on October 30.
Videos on social media confirmed Bolsonaro supporters smashing home windows and furniture, hiking on roofs as they invaded the 3 buildings. Some of the demonstrators additionally known as for a army intervention to both repair the far-proper Bolsonaro to strength or oust Lula from the presidency.
US President Joe Biden in advance condemned the “attack on democracy”. “I condemn the attack on democracy and at the non violent switch of strength in Brazil. Brazil’s democratic establishments have our complete guide and the desire of the Brazilian human beings have to now no longer be undermined. I sit up for persevering with to paintings with @LulaOficial.”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized that the desire of the Brazilian human beings and democratic establishments have to be reputable.
“I condemn the attack on Brazil’s democratic establishments that happened today. The will of the Brazilian human beings and democratic establishments have to be reputable. I even have complete self assurance that it will. Brazil is a brilliant democratic country,” Guterres tweeted.