Police around the hotel in Brasilia where President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is staying have been reinforced, the Federal District Public Safety Secretariat said in a note released late Tuesday (13) .

The action comes after demonstrators supporting President Jair Bolsonaro provoked acts of vandalism in the central region of Brasilia by setting fire to buses and private cars on Monday evening.

A burned bus near the 5th police station in Aza Norte, Brasilia – Photo: Record TV/Disclosure/ND

According to the folder, the region where the president is located is also under video surveillance. The civilian police are still trying to identify the perpetrators in order to bring them to justice. As of Tuesday afternoon, no one had been arrested.

“These acts, committed by disparate groups, are being investigated by the civil police of the Federal District, and once identified, the participants will be held accountable. OF [Polícia Federal]in turn, they must investigate crimes related to actions that violate the institution, and crimes of a federal nature, ”the secretariat said.

At least eight vehicles, including five buses, were set on fire during the riot that started overnight after a group of people tried to break into the headquarters of the PF (Federal Police) to protest the arrest of native José Acasio Serere Xavante. by decree of the Minister of the STF (Federal Supreme Court) Alexandre de Moraes, at the request of the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic). Akashio was detained on Monday afternoon.

A former candidate for the mayor of Campinapolis (MT), he presents himself as one of the leaders of the Terra Indígena Parabubure and, in videos posted on social networks, questions the electoral process and the victory of PT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. At the request of the PGR, Moraes ordered Akacio’s arrest on suspicion of committing the crime of threatening, harassing and attacking the democratic rule of law.

Despite a strong police apparatus mobilized to contain the acts of vandalism, no one was arrested during the act because, according to the Secretariat of Public Security, the military police’s actions were focused on dispersing people in order to “reduce damage and prevent further escalation.” “. spirits”.

As a preventive measure, vehicular traffic on the Esplanada dos Ministérios was restricted with the closure of roads from the Monumental Axis ring and the Plano Piloto bus station ring.

*According to Agência Brasil.