Attacker Reported Dead in Brazil Supreme Court Suicide Bombing

It would appear that the United States is not the only country filled with loons who want to do harm to Supreme Court justices.

Case in point, a man recently killed himself in a failed attempt to take out Brazil’s Supreme Court.

The suicide bomber set off his device after his attempt to break into the Supreme Federal Tribunal’s (STF) building failed.

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The bomber has been identified as Francisco Wanderley Luiz, 59.

Local reports stated that two devices were detonated at about 7:30 p.m. local time.

The first explosion was from a car that was parked near the STF building.

The second explosion took place only seconds later, which was the device attached to the suicide bomber.

The suspect was killed in the blast, and the vehicle that exploded was registered in his name.

Authorities have video footage of the incident, showing Luiz outside the STF building with what appears to be a backpack (where they believe the device was stored).

Security officers on site stated that he threw a t-shirt at a statue outside the building, then appeared to throw some type of artifact at the statue.

He then moved away from security and threw some type of fireball at the building. Seconds later, the device he was wearing was detonated.

Brazilian authorities are now investigating the incident, but they did note that authorities disarmed multiple devices that were found around the scene.

So far, police have been able to recover some WhatsApp messages where Luiz threatened to “commit self-extermination and carry out a bomb attack against people and institutions.”

Another message stated, “Be careful when opening drawers, cabinets, shelves, material storage, etc,” followed with “Start: 5:48 pm on 11/13/2024. The game ends on 11/16/2024. Good luck!”

STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes stated, “This is a crime, this is not freedom of expression. This is not freedom of expression anywhere in the world, it is a crime. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has already filed more than 600,000 complaints.

“It is necessary for the authorities to unite in the constant defense of democracy and in holding all those who attempt against democracy fully accountable.”