In a press release issued by the Information Ministry this Monday, he expressed his support for the legitimately popularly elected president after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro launched violent attempts to undermine democracy and peace the day before.
In the same way, the text expresses the confidence that Brazilians will know how to respect the political will of the majority in the elections and wishes the determination of the government as well as the democratic maturity of the people to restore the constitutional order.
The attackers broke into the seat of the National Congress, the Supreme Court and the Planalto Palace (headquarters of the executive branch) in Brasilia in an attempted coup against Lula.
The chief minister of the Brazilian Secretariat of Social Communications, Paulo Pimenta, denounced that the terrorists and vandals had stolen weapons, while showing on his social networks images of the room where some briefcases were scattered and empty, where weapons were kept.
Several governments, international and regional organizations have spoken out against the attack, which can best be compared to the attack on the United States Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.
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