The Supreme Court, Congress, and Presidential Palace stormed by 4000 rioters in Brasilia, Brazil

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 April 2015 at 08:44:48 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 10 December 2022 at 13:22:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 January 2023 at 13:31:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, infrastructures, security, capital city, Brazil
Fig. 1 - S1 (29.04.2015) - Brasilia, at the centre of the country, is the Brazil where most institutions are located.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (16.09.2022 / 10.12.2022) - Supporters of ex-president Bolsonaro had been camping for weeks in front of the Army HQ.
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Contesting the election results, they tried to rally the army to overthrow the legitimate institutions owing to the pro-junta past of Bolsonaro.
Fig. 3 - S2 (10.12.2022 / 02.01.2023) - 4000 Bolsonaro supporters forced the police blockade and stormed the three-power offices.
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Seemingly financed by the agro-business, ~100 buses with supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Brasilia on 08 January, which resulted in an echo of what the supporters of Donald Trump did on 06 January 2020.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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