Two explosions in the Brazilian capital near the Supreme Court and Chamber of Deputies buildings were carried out by a single person; Immediately after a car explosion in the parking lot, he threw explosives into the court building and blew himself up at the entrance. reported the G1 portal.
“The first indications are that the man who died in front of the Supreme Court is Francisco Vanderley Luisthe owner of a car that exploded 20 seconds earlier in the parking lot. Before the explosion at the Supreme Court, a man tried to attack the building. “He threw the explosives under the canopy, showed the guard that there were explosives attached to his body, lay down on the ground and detonated the second device in the back of his head.” – says the material on the G1 website in reference to the deputy governor of the Federal District Selina Lean.
According to media reports, the alleged suicide bomber and owner of the car that exploded ran for the Liberal Party in the 2020 municipal elections, but was not elected.
Bomb technicians are reportedly continuing to work in the cordoned-off area in front of the Supreme Court building, where the body of the bomber remains lying.
In Brasilia, two powerful explosions occurred between the buildings of the Supreme Court and the Chamber of Deputies in the Plaza de los Tres Poderes, the G1 portal previously reported.
