Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's top national security adviser resigned on Wednesday, the presidential palace said, amid a scandal related to the aide's presence during the storming of government buildings in the capital.
The resignation of General Marcos Goncalves Dias, which the president accepted, followed a report from CNN Brasil that included footage of him walking around the presidential palace while aSources close the president said there was no doubt that Dias did not support or facilitate the invasion by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro in any way. Dias was head of presidential security during Lula's two previous terms.
This committee would be the opposition's main platform to push its version of events, which centers on Lula's newly-sworn in government having colluded with the attacks in Brasilia. One of the sources said that Dias - who was able to get invaders out the door of the presidency room and lock the armored windows - managed to do what was possible, alone.
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