A man loaded with explosives died this Wednesday after trying in vain to enter the Supreme Federal Court of Brasiliareported the local government, which indicated that a vehicle explosion also occurred in the vicinity, without causing any more victims.
“First there was the car explosion.” Afterwards, “a citizen approached the Supreme Federal Court, He tried to get in, he couldn’t and the explosion occurred at the door.», said the governor of Brasilia, Celina Leão, at a press conference.
The preliminary information is that it was a “suicide,” added the governor, who assured that for now it is not possible to determine the identity of the person because the body “still has artifacts on it.”
The Federal Police has announced that it is investigating the explosions that occurred during the night together with the Tactical Operations Command, the Rapid Intervention Group of the Regional Superintendency, experts and the Anti-Bomb group, who are analyzing security at the scene. One of the hypotheses is that it is a suicide attack.
The president of the Supreme Court, Judge Luis Roberto Barroso, has contacted the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to address the situation in front of the court headquarters. He has also spoken with the general director of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, and with Leao.
For his part, the general delegate of the Santa Catarina Civil Police, Ulisses Gabriel, has indicated that the vehicle that exploded is in the name of Francisco Wanderley Luizknown as Tiu Fraca, former candidate for councilor for the Liberal Party (led by Jair Bolsonaro) in the 2020 elections in Río del Sur. However, authorities have not confirmed the identity of the deceased at this time.
STF personnel have been evacuated after the explosions were heard, around 7:30 p.m. (local time, 11:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular time). “Two loud bangs were heard at the end of the session and the judges were evacuated safely,” Agencia Brasil reported. The Military Police and Firefighters have traveled to the scene of the events.
Access to the Esplanade, where the Planalto Palace (presidential headquarters) and the National Congress are also located, has been closed for the moment. In addition, security in the area has been reinforced. It is worth mentioning that Lula was not in the presidential office at the time.
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