More than 700 suspects remain in custody after Sunday’s riots in Brazil

Over seven hundred suspects are still in custody following the fan attack of far-right ex-president Jáich Bolsonaro at the headquarters of the three powers in Brazil’s capital on Sunday, as authorities stepped up security measures to prevent further unrest.

The former president’s thousands of supporters, who attacked and destroyed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in Brasilia, are refusing to acknowledge Mr Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat in October’s election, when he faced centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. .

Lula was sworn in and began his third term on January 1.

The prison directorate of the federal department released yesterday Wednesday the names of 763 people who remain in custody, as reported by the German Agency and relayed by the Athens News Agency.

They are supporters of the former president who were either arrested immediately after the riots at the seats of the three branches of power, legislative, judicial and executive, or taken into custody when a camp of far-right supporters was broken up in front of the headquarters of the armed forces in Brasilia on Tuesday.

It is not entirely clear whether this list includes everyone who remains in custody.

Police arrested at least 1,500 people, several hundred during and immediately after the riotsas well as about 1,200 in the camp, who were taken to police stations for verification.

However then many, especially mothers of young children and the elderly, were released.

Its principles Brazil meanwhile, security measures are being stepped up in the capital to prevent further riots by supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro.

“A repeat of the events (of January 8) is out of the question,” Hicardu Capelli, an official in charge of security in the capital, told Brazilian television cameras.

The entire police force will be mobilized in case there is another rebellion, he added. Mr. Kapeli added that the large open space in front of the ministries has been closed to cars, that barricades and checkpoints will be set up.

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro are calling for a “big mobilization to take back power” in all Brazilian state capitals tonight.