Nearly 90 officials from Lula’s government security cabinet were dismissed

The acting minister of Brazil’s Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI), Ricardo Cappelli, dismissed almost 90 officials in the last 48 hours following their failure to act against radicals who rioted against President Lula da Silva on January 8 in Brasilia.

“Continuing with the renewal of the cadre of GSI officials, I authorized the dismissal of 58 other officials.”

“The measure will be published in the next edition of the Official Gazette of the Union,” the acting minister wrote on his social networks.

Last April 26, the official announced the expulsion of 29 other officials.

Brazil’s Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) is in charge of the security of the Presidency, especially of the Planalto Palace (seat of Government).

Until a few days ago, the chief minister was Marcos Edson Gonçalves Dias, a military man trusted by Lula.

Gonçalves Dias resigned after a video surfaced where he was seen having a passive attitude toward former president Bolsonaro’s supporters who had invaded the Presidential Palace.

His subordinates also appeared in the images with a benevolent attitude toward the nonconformists.

After the scandal, Gonçalves Dias left the Government, and Cappelli is replacing him temporarily, sifting through and expelling all those he appointed and those remaining from the previous Administration.

With information from Sputnik

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