Man Dies in Explosion After Attempting to Enter Brazillian Supreme Court

Published on November 14, 2024

A man who tried to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court was killed in a series of explosions outside the courthouse in Brasília on Wednesday, authorities said. Two powerful blasts reverberated through the capital at around 7:30 p.m. after the session for the day finished and all judges and staff had left the building, the court said in a statement. The explosions occurred about 20 seconds apart in Brasilia’s Three Powers Plaza, home to the Congress and presidential palace, as well as the Supreme Court. A police report seen by Reuters identified the man as Francisco Wanderley Luiz, 59, a former city council candidate from former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party. Electoral records show Luiz lost a race for city council in Rio do Sul, in the southern state of Santa Catarina, in 2020....

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