On Sunday, a crowd of particularly vehement supporters of the Brazilian far-right and its defeated champion, Jair Bolsonaro, invaded the three buildings in Brasilia’s Plaza de los Tres Poderes: the Congress, the Supreme Court and especially the presidential palace. If his coup failed, he left traces.
Likewise, the public service handymen had to repair the damage and put in order what was looted by the protesters. Starting with the executive headquarters, the Palacio do Planalto. On Monday, President Lula and his wife paid tribute to his work, through a video and messages on social networks.
“Worthy to be called ‘patriots'”
Broadcasting the video posted by his wife, Rosângela da Silva, known as “Janja,” Lula said he was “grateful for the dedication and care of the maintenance teams at Palácio do Planalto.” He saw in it “an essential work to repair the damage committed yesterday by vandals and coup plotters.”
Previously, Janja da Silva wrote: “Many thanks to all the maintenance team at Palácio do Planalto, Brazilian men and women worthy of being called ‘patriots’!”
“Lula will not lower his head”
Video posted online shows palace staff working to clear the path of the coup plotters on Sunday. Several cleaning ladies even slip a few words in front of the camera. One of them confesses that she “has never seen this in 20 years.” Another wonders aloud: “We have to fight for the best, not the worst, right?”
Finally, the Brazilian first lady also appears, presenting the presidential promise: “Democracy will not give in and President Lula will not lower his head.”
The Brazilian press illustrated the work of officials in parallel, like this media journalist UOL News on Twitter below.
In this video, an employee removes pool chairs where they were thrown by protesters.
Source: BFM TV
