Brazil Riots: Indian PM Modi reacts to protests in Brazil, Lula vows to punish supporters of Bolsonaro after riot

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have taken to the streets in Brazil's capital after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took charge of the office. Thousands of protestors of the far-right former President broke into the National Congress and the Supreme Court on Sunday. Due to the violent nature of the protests, Brazil's security forces had to use measures like tear gas to control the protests.

Here are some pictures from Brasília on Sunday:

In pictures | A 'sad day' for Brazil as rioters storm government buildings

Brazilian president Lula da Silva has toured the wreckage of his presidential palace after an extraordinary day of political violence in the capital, Brasília, saw thousands of far-right extremists run riot through the country’s democratic institutions in a failed attempt to overthrow his week-old government. Calling those who took part in the attacks "vandals, neo-fascists and fanatics", Lula ordered a federal intervention in the capital, bringing policing under the control of the central government.

Lula was not in Brasília at the time of the attack but he gave an angry speech blaming Bolsonaro for the chaos and promising that "anyone involved will be punished". 

According to Reuters, citing a document, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled that Brasilia governor Ibaneis Rocha should be removed from his position for 90 days due to the events of Sunday. Earlier today, Rocha posted a video in which he apologised for the events of today.

In the video, he says, " want to apologise to President Lula da Silva for what happened today in our city … What happened here in our city today was simply unacceptable". 

The Australian government has condemned the attacks on democratic institutions in Brazil, calling the riots as “unacceptable” and calling for a return to stability. 

"The Australian government condemns the attack on Brazil’s Congress, supreme court and Presidential Palace", a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the Guardian." 

The spokesperson added, "Such attacks are unacceptable; democratic institutions and processes must be respected. We join President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s call for a return to normality, peace and stability."