Brazilian Minister of Justice was warned before January 8 about upcoming attacks and did nothing -Congressman

By Diógenes Freire

According to a document obtained by federal congressman Kim Kataguiri (União-SP), the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, was warned about the risk of vandalism on January 8.

This is a letter sent to the minister by the Federal Police (PF) one day before the demonstrations.

The document corroborates a report in which Folha de São Paulo states that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) “produced several warnings about the imminent risk of attacks on public buildings” in Brasília during the same period.

The letter released on Wednesday morning (29) by congressman Kim Kataguiri is signed by the Director General of the Federal Police, delegate Andrei Augusto Passos de Rodrigues.

In the document, the delegate states:

“There is information, including, of armed individuals making the ‘security’ of the protesters, as well as numerous individuals willing to confront the Security Forces.”

“As they have been saying in social networks and messaging applications, they try to ‘take power’ in the federal capital.”

Next, the delegate recommends that the minister prevent the entry of tourist buses into the federal capital since the vehicles would take protesters to participate in the protest scheduled for the next day.

Contrary to the letter from the Federal Police and Folha’s investigation with Abin, Minister Flávio Dino has claimed to be unaware of any document that warned him about the risks of violent protests in the federal capital before January 8.

When heard on the subject in the Commission of Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) of the House last Tuesday (28), Dino even called the Abin report “mythical” and insisted on the version that he was surprised by the demonstrations.

“The minister must answer for (crime) responsibility. If convicted, not only will he lose his position, but he will also lose his political rights precisely for having omitted himself in a criminal way from the invasion on January 8, and he knew it,” said Kim Kataguiri in an interview for Jovem Pan’s Morning Show.

With information from Brasil Sem Medo

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