'Deeply Concerned': PM Modi After Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Govt Buildings In Brazil
After supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked and vandalised the government's main institutions on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined other international leaders on Monday in denouncing the rioting in Brazil.
"The reports of rioting and destruction against government buildings in Brasilia genuinely worry me. Everyone must uphold democratic traditions, he said, adding, "We extend our complete support to the Brazilian authorities."
A week after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left office, Bolsonaro supporters burst into the country's congressional building, Supreme Court, and presidential palace.Silva was inaugurated after defeating Bolsonaro on October 30 in a runoff.
Social media videos depicted Bolsonaro supporters storming the three buildings, breaking windows and furniture, and scaling roofs. Some of the protesters demanded military action to either instal Bolsonaro back into office or remove Lula from the presidency.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden denounced the "an attack on democracy
I denounce the attempt on Brazilian democracy and the handover of power without violence. We fully support the democratic institutions of Brazil, and the will of the Brazilian people must not be disregarded.
"I strongly deplore the attack on Brazil's democratic institutions today. Respect must be shown for democratic institutions as well as the Brazilian people's will. I am very certain that it will. Brazil is a fantastic democracy, Guterres wrote on Twitter.
