‘Deeply concerned’, says PM Modi after ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro’s supporters invade presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court | India News

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (January 9, 2023) said that he is “deeply concerned” about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brazil’s capital Brasilia. Taking to his official Twitter account, Modi said that the democratic traditions must be respected by everyone.

“Deeply concerned about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia. Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone. We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities,” he said in a tweet.

Deeply concerned about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia. Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone. We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities. @LulaOficial
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 9, 2023

Modi’s reaction came after supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday.

The invaders reportedly left a trail of destruction, throwing furniture through the smashed windows of the presidential palace, flooding parts of Congress with a sprinkler system and ransacking ceremonial rooms in the Supreme Court.