(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) More than 400 people were detained on Sunday for participating
in riots in the Brazilian capital, Federal District Governor
Ibaneis Rocha wrote on Twitter. Earlier it was reported about 170
detainees, trend reports citing TASS.
'I inform you that more than 400 people have already been
arrested and will pay for the crimes committed. We continue working
to identify all the others who participated in these terrorist acts
this afternoon in the Federal District. We continue to work to
restore order,' he wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, the Governor published a video message in which he
asked President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to forgive him, as well
as the heads of the legislative and judicial authorities of the
country for the riots perpetrated by supporters of ex-President
Jair Bolsonaro.
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