Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil: Lula security chief resigns after leaked footage of far-right palace riot

Dias with Lula at the president’s inauguration in January. There is no suggestion Dias was involved in planning or facilitating the riot.
Gonçalves Dias with Lula at the president’s inauguration in January. There is no suggestion Dias was involved in planning or facilitating the riot. Photograph: Sérgio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

A key member of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s new administration has been forced to resign after the emergence of security footage showing him inside the presidential palace during the 8 January far-right assault on Brazil’s democratic institutions.

After his election last year, President Lula made the retired army general Gonçalves Dias head of Brazil’s Institutional Security Bureau (GSI), which advises the president on defense and security matters and handles presidential security.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.