Attempted STF intrusion Police rule out a bomb

Oct 1

Lara Fonseca reports a man arrested after trying to enter the Supreme Federal Court in Brasília. An unidentified narrator, citing court security, says the 28-year-old tried to jump the fence around 19:30 and threw a backpack onto a bus-stop roof. Military Police activated bomb-investigation procedures, closed the Esplanade and isolated the court area, then ruled out a bomb and ended the operation. The Portuguese 'descartou a bomba' is retained in its ruled-out sense; the English track's 'disposed of the bomb' is a translation ambiguity. The report says Edson Fachin had already left and identifies the offices housed in the building. It does not establish an explosive device or political motive.

TV Brasil reports that a 28-year-old man tried to jump the Supreme Federal Court's fence around 7:30 p.m., threw a backpack at a bus stop and was detained. Police closed the Esplanade and examined the bag; the Portuguese account says they ruled out a bomb. The incident occurred on October 1, despite being reported in the October 2 bulletin.