After riots, Brazilian president Lula changes army chief

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After the storming of the government district in Brasília, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio replaced Lula da Silva as the commander of the army. “Today, together with Defense Minister José Múcio, I spoke with General Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, the new commander of the army,” Lula wrote on Twitter on Saturday (local time), wishing the new commander all the best with his work.

Ribeiro Paiva, who succeeds Júlio César de Arruda, was previously commander of the Southeast Command in São Paulo. He said in a video this week that the election results must be respected to ensure democracy.

1,500 Bolsonaro supporters arrested
On January 8, supporters of the head of state Jair Bolsonaro, who had just been replaced by Lula, stormed the Congress, the seat of government and the Supreme Court in Brasília, causing significant damage. About 1,500 sympathizers of the right-wing Bolsonaro have been arrested for the time being. Many do not want to recognize the victory of the new president Lula in the October elections. Because they suspect fraud due to the narrow election results, they repeatedly call for military intervention.

Many soldiers and policemen fired
The left-wing politician Lula expressed the suspicion that the rioters, for example with members of the army and the federal police of the capital district, had made agreements during the storming of the government district in the capital. Out of distrust, he had already relieved several dozen military personnel of their duties in the presidential residence and renewed the chief of police.

Source: Krone

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