Overview

• Three men were detained and taken to the 5th Police Station as the occurrence was processed, according to the Federal District Military Police.
• Officers used tear gas or pepper spray, batons, and physical force to disperse the crowd, as shown in videos and reported by multiple outlets.
• Organizers and witnesses contend the protest was peaceful until the police approach and report injuries, including to an elderly woman, with one outlet saying the detainees were later released.
• Police say the clash began when a masked individual handling a pouch, believed to contain a knife, refused a search; the pouch was later found empty, according to the PMDF.
• The march moved from the U.S. Embassy toward Itamaraty during a day of global demonstrations marking two years since the 2023 Hamas attacks and the Gaza war, and organizers filed a petition urging Brazil to sever ties with Israel.