“There were a lot of colluding agents. There were a lot of people from the Military Police colluding. A lot of people from the Armed Forces here were colluding,” Brazilian President Lui…
A police sniper peeked out of a helicopter as it performed a low flyby just a few meters above the Ministries Promenade in. He was one of hundreds of officers deployed to secure the enormous grass patch — which sits in front of the Brazilian Senate and Congress and is surrounded by most of the country’s ministries — where protestors were expected to gather last week.
On January 8, hundreds of protesters broke into Brazil’s Congress building, Supreme Court, and presidential palace, breaking windows, damaging priceless artwork and spraying profanity on walls in scenes reminiscent of the January 6th insurrection in the United States. “I am convinced that the door of the Planalto Palace was opened for these people to enter because there is no broken door. It means someone facilitated their entry here,” he said.
“[Torres] changed the core of the leadership, travelled and left the office without command, allowing the unacceptable actions of the 8th to take place,” Capelli argued. The military police and armed forces have declined CNN’s request for comment and more than a week later have not publicly addressed the security operation on the day of the riots.
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