One dead following blasts at Brazil Supreme Court

The suspected attacker is believed to have been killed by his own explosives.

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Police have named the man as Francisco Wanderley Luiz, who stood unsuccessfully in council elections for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL).

He was found dead outside the building shortly after two blasts rocked the area. Bystanders said they saw him throwing what appeared to be explosives before the detonation. Nobody else was hurt in the incident, officials said.

The area has been locked down and a bomb disposal robot is being used to search the man's body. Police say they have identified a timer possibly linked to other devices.

Brazil's solicitor general, Jorge Messias, denounced what he said was a deliberate attack and vowed a full investigation into the blasts.

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