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On Monday night, Jair Bolsonaro's supporters attempted to break into the federal police's headquarters in Brazil and demand the release of a person detained on suspicion of inciting "anti-democratic" violence.
This is the first significant incident of post-election violence since Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidency in October of last year. According to an RFI correspondent, Bolsonaro supporters have so far demonstrated peacefully by pitching tents in front of army barracks and calling for military intervention.
According to Reuters and several Brazilian media outlets, more altercations broke out between police and Jair Bolsonaro supporters outside the federal police headquarters as the latter attempted to enter the police headquarters to free José Acacio Serere Xavante.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court issued the warrant for his arrest because of threats and intimidation against the democratic rule of law.
A number of demonstrations of an anti-democratic nature in the capital, including one in front of the hotel where the left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is staying, are allegedly the work of José Acacio Serere Xavante.
Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to scatter protesters in Brasilia, the country's capital. According to an AFP photographer who was present, the protesters retaliated by throwing stones, some of whom were armed with sticks. Attackers attacked and set fire to a number of buses and cars.
As President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received certification of his election hours earlier for his new term as president of Brazil, chaos reportedly reigned in Brasilia for several hours, according to a CBN radio journalist on the scene.
Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters have protested and camped out in front of army barracks for days since his defeat, calling for military intervention to stop Lula from regaining power.
Many of them are unwilling to accept their former candidate's defeat.
Although these protests have so far been peaceful and without significant disruptions, these initial instances of post-election violence serve as a stark reminder of the nation's mounting unrest.
The incidents are raising anxiety about Lula's official inauguration on January 1 and remind people of the deadly attack on the Washington Monument on January 6th, 2021, which was carried out by supporters of former US President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro, Jair's political hero, in order to stop the official announcement of Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential elections.
A top advisor to Lula said the physical safety of Lula and his potential vice president was a reason for worry as demonstrators approached the hotel in Brasilia where Lula is now staying.
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