Protests in Brazil: STF president calls for reinforcement of security at Supreme Court building

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court (STF) president, Luiz Fux, called the governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha (MDB), to request reinforcement of the security of the Court building in Brasilia.

The call was made on the night of Monday (6) after Bolsonarist protesters broke through State Police blockades and advanced on the Esplanade of Ministries.

Bolsonarists promised to “invade” the Supreme Court building last night during protests on the Esplanade scheduled for this Tuesday, September 7.

The STF building is secured by police officers from the Court itself and by state police from the Federal District. Fux’s request was for Ibaneis to reinforce the state police contingent around the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice of the STF also considered, on Monday night, asking the Army to reinforce security at the Court building. For now, however, the official request has not yet been made.

GOVERNOR IBANEIS ROCHA SENDS REINFORCEMENTS

The governor Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) reported, on Tuesday (7), that he had determined police reinforcement to maintain security in the vicinity of the Supreme Court building (STF) during the demonstrations in Brasilia.

According to Metropoles newspaper 2,500 military police officers and 210 firemen will be deployed to accompany the acts taking place at the Ministries Esplanade and along the Monument Axis, one of the city’s main thoroughfares.