“Local authorities must arrest anyone who occupies and blocks city streets or highways or enters public buildings; (…) they must identify and confiscate the vehicles used in the events and their owners and (…) block the social network channels where these acts are convened,” the judgment said.
The decision came after a complaint from prosecutors warning of new mobilizations for this Wednesday by radical supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Extremist groups, supporters of the former army captain, who are calling for military intervention and opposed to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power, staged acts of vandalism and violent invasions at the headquarters of the National Congress, the STS and the Planalto Palace, seat of the executive branch, on Sunday .
For the judge, the call for new laws, communicated to the Supreme Court in a document from the Union Attorney General, is an “apparent unfolding” of the movements on Sunday and points to the existence of the criminal organization dedicated to attacking democracy prescribed.
“This criminal organization allegedly threatens democracy and the rule of law, particularly against the judiciary and particularly against the Federal Court of Justice,” he noted.
He insisted that the events of the past few days could only have taken place with the connivance of public power.
“The existence of a criminal organization whose crimes have been taking place regularly in the federal district and several other states for months is a strong indication of the collusion and consent of public power to the crimes committed,” he reiterated.
Faced with the threats, the government decided to increase security throughout the national territory after right-wing extremists called for new demonstrations in capital cities this Wednesday afternoon.
In statements to Brazilian television channel CNN, Civil House Minister Rui Costa explained that the reinforcements were determined by the Crisis Cabinet set up by the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to monitor and anticipate possible criminal attacks on democracy .
The security chief of Brasilia, Ricardo Cappelli, ruled out that there could be renewed vandalism and violence in the capital.
He promised to strengthen protocols in the Ministries Esplanade (avenue where the main public buildings are located) and apply the full weight of the law against the alleged violators.
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