JAKARTA - Brazil's federal prosecutor on Wednesday called for an investigation into three congressional allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for allegedly inciting the worst attack on the country's democratic institution in decades.
Calls for an investigation come as left-wing government President Luiz Inacio CLA da Silva has prepared enhanced security measures, to confront new protests on Wednesday, but mass demonstrations proposed on pro-Bolsonaro social media to "rest power" failed to materialize.
Police said 1,159 people arrested in connection with Sunday's government building raids in Brasilia remained detained. About 684 others were released for "humanitarian reasons" after detention, including the elderly, those with health problems and the parents of minors, police said.
Anti-government demonstration organizers have called for in recent weeks on social media to block roads and refineries, knock out power lines and cause enough chaos to push for a military coup, in order to overturn last October's election.
Ricardo Cappelli, the federal official in charge of public security in the designated capital following Sunday's riots, said all security forces had been deployed to prevent the recurrence of the invasion of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters.
"Those who lost the election and are trying to create a crisis will not succeed," Cappelli told a news conference.
Meanwhile, President Lula said on Wednesday that those involved in Sunday's attack had the right to defend themselves, but the proven fault would be punished. He also criticized Bolsonaro for not accepting the election results and called those who stormed and damaged public buildings in the capital as "crazy".
Separately, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a ban on road blockades that anti-government demonstrators had used to create economic disruptions, ordering local authorities to prevent the invasion of public buildings.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an arrest warrant for Moraes for Anderson Torres, former justice minister Bolsonaro who oversaw public security in Brasilia during Sunday's riots.
Torres was fired for his failure to stop the chaos on Sunday and warrants for his arrest are suspected of being involved with demonstrators, who marched into the center of the capital under police escort. Torres said Tuesday he would return to Brazil to face charges from Florida, where he had been on vacation since before the riots.
Moraes also ordered the arrest of Fabio Augusto Vieira, Brazilian military police chief, one of a number of officials responsible for protecting government buildings in Brasilia. Vieira has not made public comments since the order was issued.
The court also upheld the 90-day dismissal of former Brazilian Governor Ibaneis Rocha, a former Torres boss. In addition, prosecutors are also trying to freeze Bolsonaro's assets.
Bolsonaro, who left Brazil 48 hours before his term ended at the end of December and has yet to admit defeat to Blala, told media from Florida he plans to return to Brazil earlier than planned for medical reasons, without specifying a date.
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