Brasilia Unrest: Federal District Governor Ibaneis Rocha Reportedly Removed From Post

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes has ruled to remove Governor of the Federal District Ibaneis Rocha from office for three months after the unrest at government buildings in Brasilia, local media reported.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress building, as well as Palacio do Planalto, one of the official palaces of the Presidency, and the Supreme Court building in the Brazilian capital on Sunday. Police managed to regain control of the buildings at around 4 p.m. local time on Sunday (19:00 GMT), according to Brazilian media reports.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called the attacks on government buildings in Brasilia barbaric and ordered the use of federal forces to restore order in the capital. Rocha said that over 400 people have been detained.

In the midst of Sunday events in Brasilia, Rocha published an appeal on his blog with an apology to the president, congressmen and judges of the Supreme Court, but Lula did not accept the apology and said that the governor would be held accountable for what happened in the capital city, according to Brazilian media reports.

Lula has reportedly returned from Sao Paulo to Brasilia, where he visited the Planalto palace that was vandalized on Sunday. Lula's office with an armored door was not damaged, media reports say.

Lula has promised to find and punish those responsible for the Sunday riots, as well as those who financed the unrest.

The EU, the US, a number of Latin American leaders and Bolsonaro himself have all condemned the storming of government buildings in Brasilia.

On January 1, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in and started his third term as president of Brazil. He won the presidential election in the runoff on October 30, defeating Bolsonaro by a close margin, prompting countrywide protests from supporters of the former Brazilian president.