Monitoring Desk
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has condemned an attack on government buildings in Brazil and termed the situation in the country as “outrageous.” Earlier on Sunday, supporters and activists of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Brazil’s presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court.
US President condemns attack on Congress
The US President denounced “the assault on democracy” in Brazil and said he looked forward to working with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the most fraught polls last year.
He tweeted, “I condemn the attack on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil”.
Biden added that the will of the people of Brazil will not be undermined. He further said that they will support Brazil’s democratic institutions. The US President also said that the current situation in Brazil was “outrageous.”
The attack echoed the United States (US) Capitol assault two years ago by supporters of former US President Donald Trump.
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Far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro flew to the US 48 hours before the end of his mandate and did not attend Lula’s inauguration.
Meanwhile, world leaders also condemned the attack on Brazil’s congress and the Supreme Court and said that the violence is unacceptable. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also denounced the attack on Congress, Presidency and Supreme Court on Sunday. He tweeted that using acts of violence to attack democratic institutions is not acceptable.
