Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador believes oligarchs were behind the attempted coup in Brazil. He announced this on his own page. twitter.
“A reprehensible and anti-democratic coup attempt by the conservatives in Brazil, encouraged by the top of the oligarchic power, their representatives and their fanatics,” wrote the Mexican President.
According to him, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has the support of not only the progressive forces of the country, Mexico, the Americas and the whole world.
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, who lost the presidential election on January 8, protested the voting results. caught he entered the congress building in the capital, the presidential residence (Planalto Palace) and the Supreme Court building. There they organized pogroms, smashed furniture and lit bonfires. At least 150 people were detained for participating in the riots.
In connection with the unrest, the President of Brazil declared a state of emergency in the capital until January 31.