Lula Asserts Authority in Brazil as 1,500 Bolsonaro Supporters Are Held
- Groups camping in front of military headquarters are dispersed
- Justice orders probes, arrest of those who financed acts
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Brazil security forces are disbanding and arresting supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the nation’s capital as incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva moves to assert his authority over rioters who sought to unseat him.
More than 1,500 people who were camping in front of military headquarters in Brasilia and demanding a coup were detained Monday after top court Justice Alexandre de Moraes gave police 24 hours to disperse such groups across the country. Aerial TV footage showed dozens of buses that had been used to bring rioters to Brasilia now taking them to police stations for booking.