Leading figures call on supporters to locate Bolsonaro supporters who stormed Congress
High-profile virtual influencers have joined pro-democracy politicians and Brazilian law enforcement to identify the insurgents who took part in Sunday’s attack on the Brazilian government.
Thousands stormed and looted the presidential palace, the construction of the congress and the Supreme Court of former President Jair Bolsonaro and his far-right pro-military movement.
More than 1200 more people have been arrested, others fled before the arrival of law enforcement and campaigns are underway to identify as many others as possible and bring them to justice. The elderly, homeless people or mothers with young children have been released on humanitarian grounds, police said.
“Irresponsible and undemocratic vandalism and fascist actions. “
The Justice Department, federal police and state prosecutors have created email accounts where members of the public can submit information and as of morning had earned more than 30,000 emails, an official said.
The guy guarding Brasilia at the time of the attacks was arrested Tuesday and officials raided the home of his boss, who was vacationing in the United States.
The players’ identity crusade was reinforced with the help of outraged social media influencers. Hours after the riots began, Felipe Neto, one of Brazil’s best-known virtual communicators, asked his 15. 8 million subscribers to post screenshots of the faces of those involved.
More than 10 million people watched the tweet and more than 46,000 people responded, many with photos and names and some even relaying important points about their friends and family.
“Brazil is going through one of the most critical moments in its history,” Neto said. “What happens to those guilty of this terrorist act will serve as an example for our future.
“I am not an advocate of punitive reaction as a style of social justice, however, there are times when only a steady hand can save you from new threats to our democracy. Identifying the culprits and applying exemplary sanctions is sending a message to those who need to perpetrate new attacks in Brazil.
Another Instagram account called “Against the coup in Brazil” has already surpassed one million followers. As of Tuesday afternoon, the @contragolpebrasil account, with that of leftist lawmaker Andre Janones, had posted 173 screenshots of alleged participants.
In a bid to map the context of the social media unrest, Lupa, one of Brazil’s leading fact-checking organizations, encouraged others to fill out unnamed bureaucratic documents detailing “anti-democratic messages” posted online or on messaging apps.
“This is a collaborative task that looks at how this Sunday’s acts of vandalism were organized in Brasilia,” the organization said, adding that more than 3,000 presentations had been made in the first 24 hours.
Brazil’s Attorney General has officially asked the Supreme Court to order cell phone corporations and social media platforms to back up all knowledge and geolocation data from detainees’ phones, in case they can then be used by law enforcement to find out their whereabouts. Disturbances
A statement released Tuesday showed that 75. 8% of all Brazilians disagreed with the attack on the 3 powers and 48. 6% of Bolsonaro’s electorate also opposed the actions. But more than a third of Bolsonaro’s electorate (38. 1%) and more than a quarter of evangelical Christians (31. 2%) said they agreed with the rioters, according to the Atlas Poll Poll.
The task of tracking other people has been simplified thanks to the thousands of videos and selfies taken by the insurgents themselves.
The hordes included what appeared to be a giant cross-section of those who forcibly led Bolsonaro in 2018. A list of more than 270 detainees posted on Globo’s online page included others from across Brazil.
Among the acquaintances are a veterinarian, a barber, several councilors, police officers and a former participant of Big Brother Brazil.
The brutal online trial, with thousands of comments left on the Instagram account @contragolpebrasil.
While most of the responses were insults and jokes, some neighbors known to the audience, former teachers, friends of friends, and other acquaintances.
Some shared data on how the alleged participants or where they worked. Others tagged media close to them or attracted the attention of employers or oversight bodies, such as the Law Society.
The open-source nature of the task has left plenty of room for mischief and worse. Anyone can put names on photos, opening the door to public recrimination and stacking, whether the identity is correct or not.
“The idea that harassment by the state and other people online reaffirms for many of those extremists that they are really living the kind of left-wing dictatorship they have warned against,” said Andre Pagliarini, a Brazilian fashion historian and non-resident. member of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
“On the other hand, the public misfortune of stakeholders can have a prospective deterrent effect. Except for the most deeply fanatic, perhaps some Bolsonaro supporters who might otherwise have engaged in long-term movements will think twice now given the prices that come with social mockery and possible arrest.
While some skeptics worry that a broader trial could run into the hurdle of Brazil’s slow and selective justice system, Neto expressed optimism that the new government will deliver justice.
“It is certain that the federal police have the time and resources they want to do their job, giving sufficient right to defense and following due process for all defendants,” he said.
“We have to accept as true with our institutions. I am sure of myself because without justice we are left with barbarism.