MEXICO, Jan 8 Riots by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro that seized the congress and the presidential palace are «a blow of fascism,» Colombian President Gustavo Petro expressed this opinion, calling on the Organization of American States to respond to the situation.
«All my solidarity with Lula and the people of Brazil. Fascism decides to strike. The right has not been able to keep the non-violence pact. It is time for the OAS to come together if it wants to continue to live as an institution and apply a democratic charter. We proposed to strengthen the inter-American system of rights rights by applying existing norms and expanding the charter to include women's, environmental and collective rights, but the answer is parliamentary coups or violent coups by the far right,» Petro wrote in a series of tweets on his blog.
Supporters of Bolsonaro, who have been protesting since the end of last year against the results of the presidential elections, seized the congress building in the capital of Brazil on Sunday, broke into the territory of the Planalto Palace, the residence of the president, and also into the building of the Supreme Court. Head of State Lula da Silva is on a working visit to Sao Paulo, where an inspection of construction work was planned, and has not yet commented on the riots in the capital.