Published 15:59 IST, January 10th 2023

Brazil's President Lula casts doubt on role of police after rioters storm govt buildings

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva has publicly accused the country's security forces of negligence and collusion with far-right protesters.

Reported by: Sagar Kar
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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva has publicly accused country's security forces of negligence and collusion with far-right protesters who breached government buildings and caused havoc over weekend. protesters, who support former President Jair Bolsonaro, besieged Supreme Court, presidential palace, and Congress in Brasilia, calling for military to intervene and oust leftist President Lula da Silva. In a meeting with goverrs on Monday, Lula stated that both police and intelligence ncies in Brasilia had neglected potential threats and failed to properly respond to situation, as per a report from CNN news.

He also vowed to investigate who financed protesters and suggested that foot of attack showed police officers talking to attackers and implied that re was "an explicit connivance of police with demonstrators".  Brazilian government is currently investigating incident and officials have t ruled out possibility of collusion between security forces and protesters. Paulo Pimenta, Brazil's Presidential Communications Minister, stated that ease with which protesters entered government buildings suggests that some level of facilitation was involved. He also pointed out that main doors to Congress and presidential palace were t broken, which furr supports idea of collusion.

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Brazil's Supreme Court has removed Bolosonaro ally from post of goverr 

In response to events, Brazilian Supreme Court temporarily removed Ibaneis Rocha, Goverr of Federal District, from his post for three months. Rocha, an ally of Bolsonaro, has been serving as goverr of Federal District, which includes capital of Brasilia. Prior to his removal, Rocha fired former head of security for Federal District, raising suspicions about possible involvement of government officials in attack. se developments have added to uncertainty and turmoil in Brazil and have highlighted deep political divisions and potential for furr violence and unrest in country. government is investigating situation and taking steps to address security failures and prevent any similar incidents in future.

15:59 IST, January 10th 2023