Lula left Three Powers Square before explosions
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was not at the Planalto presidential palace during the explosions on Wednesday (Nov. 13). He left Three Powers Square, home to the headquarters of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, at around 5:30 p.m. en route to the Alvorada Palace, his official residence. The explosions occurred around 7:30 p.m.A sweep of the perimeter around the Planalto palace, conducted by agents from the Office of the president’s Institutional Security (GSI), found no explosives or any other threats to the security of the presidential headquarters. The information was provided by General Marco Antonio Amaro do Santos, GSI chief minister, who oversaw the inspection of the palace.
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