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The army prevented "incisive" action against Bolsonaro supporters camped in front of the Brasília headquarters.

According to the Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District, the decision to cancel the operation aimed at ending the pro-coup encampment this Thursday came from the Army.

Protests by Bolsonaro supporters near the Army Headquarters in the Federal District (Photo: TV Globo/Reproduction)

247 - In a press conference this Thursday (29) to detail the security operations for the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) as President of the Republic, the Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District, Júlio Danilo, stated that the decision to cancel the A police operation that would end, this morning, the Bolsonaro supporters' coup encampment. in front of the Army Headquarters in Brasília.

"The Federal District Government (GDF) has always acted at the request of the Army. It is a military area. An operation was planned for today. A team from DF Legal and a team from the Military Police went there; this action may have repercussions for the city as a whole," reported the secretary.

Júlio reported that this operation, however, was suspended by a decision of the Army itself: "At a certain point, the coordination was with the Army, and by decision of the Army, the more 'incisive' operation was suspended. The GDF remains available."

"We had about 500 police officers and the Army abandoned the operation," added the commander of the Military Police of the Federal District, Fábio Augusto Vieira. "They opted to carry out the withdrawal themselves on site. Initially they tried [the Army with DF Legal]. I had already warned that the protesters would be hostile and he abandoned the operation because he understood that the Army could carry out this operation alone."

Secretary of State and Chief of Staff Gustavo Rocha stated that "what happened was that during the operation, the Army realized there was no need for the operation and that it would demobilize without the need for the operation. And, as I said, we will wait for today to see what action the Army will take."

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