Brazil’s Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Thursday the government will support a congressional inquiry into the January 8 anti-democratic riots, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings. Sources close the president said there was no doubt that Dias did not support or facilitate the invasion by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro in any way. Dias was head of presidential security during Lula’s two previous terms. Padilha described claims the footage showed the government had facilitated the invaders’ entry as “an absurd conspiracy theory”. “The leaked footage brought in a new political fact so we will support the inquiry, which in my opinion will put an end to yet another conspiracy theory,” he added.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald April 20, 2023 14:28 UTC