Protesters detained in a barrack by the Brazilian Federal Police report mistreatment

In videos on social networks, more than a thousand protesters detained in a barrack by the Federal Police in Brasilia complain of mistreatment.

The protesters report a lack of water, food, and basic infrastructure at the site.

“And this is how the story went after we left the HQ: no water, no coffee, no lunch…”

“Almost two thousand people here. That’s a democracy,” says a woman filming the crowd inside the shed.

In other videos, protesters pray and sing the National Anthem.

“I got this video of patriots in a shed. They must not even know where they are or ‘what the next step’ is. Please, let’s pray for these people,” said a Twitter profile.

According to information from the protesters themselves, one person became ill and needed medical attention

Que loucura! O que é isso? Campo de concentração em em pleno século XXI ?
1.200 pessoas que estavam pacificamente no QG estão detidas em um galpão, não há dignidade nisso aí não! pic.twitter.com/NwvnYmpBbM

— Pedro Pôncio- Ex MST (@pedroponciobr) January 9, 2023

“In the name of democracy, Brazil has just resurrected the Nazi concentration camps.”

“1,200 people who were in the HQ and had no confirmed connection with yesterday’s vandalism are being held: children, elderly, and families,” said Congressman Gustavo Gayer on Twitter.

RECEBI ESTE VÍDEO DE PATRIOTAS EM UM GALPÃO. NEM DEVEM SABER ONDE ESTÃO OU "QUAL O PRÓXIMO PASSO". POR FAVOR, OREMOS POR ESTAS PESSOAS.🙏😔 pic.twitter.com/75jEgVO6xq

— Rutinha22 (@Rutinha2231) January 9, 2023

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