More than 1,000 people detained in connection with attack on Brazil's capital

Brazilian authorities have detained an estimated 1,500 people in connection with the attack on government buildings in the country's capital Sunday by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian authorities have detained an estimated 1,500 people in connection with the attack of government buildings Sunday by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The 1,500 people include those formally arrested in the vandalism and those detained for questioning, Brazil Minister of Justice Flávio Dino said Monday. Police stopped 40 buses as part of the response and broke down an encampment of pro-Bolsonaro supporters outside a military building.

Security forces arrest supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday after retaking control of the presidential palace in Brasilia. Ton Molina / AFP - Getty ImagesChaos erupted Sunday as mobs protesting the country's presidential election vandalized congressional buildings as well as the high cout and presidential palace. It appeared they breached buildings by climbing rooftops and breaking windows.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the event "coup-mongering violence."

Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in Jan. 1, responded by authorizing federal intervention in the Federal District until the end of the month. 

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