Brazilian President Lula Says Rioters Will Fail in Coup Attempt
Lula worked at the government palace amid reconstruction work
He later met with governors, heads of Congress and top court
Security forces arrest Bolsonaro supporters after retaking control of Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on Jan. 8.Photographer: Ton Molina/AFP/Getty Images
A day after Brazil’s capital was stormed by his predecessor’s supporters, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked from his office, where he met with the country’s governors as well as the heads of congress and the Supreme Court.
“We are not going to allow democracy to slip out of our hands,” Lula said at the meeting. “They want a coup, and there won’t be a coup.”
