Overview
- The vigil was convened by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro near the Bolsonaro family condominium on the day Jair Bolsonaro was arrested at Federal Police headquarters.
- Ismael Lopes, 34, an evangelical member of the Frente de Evangélicos pelo Estado de Direito, read a Bible verse and urged Bolsonaro’s conviction over pandemic actions he linked to 700,000 deaths.
- Attendees tore away his microphone, chased him, and beat him before officers intervened and escorted him to a ride-hailing car.
- Flávio Bolsonaro urged those present not to attack Lopes but was ignored and later condemned the turmoil.
- Follow-up reporting highlights Lopes’s progressive activism, prior participation in federal civil-society forums, and ties to a faith-based network that has engaged with First Lady Janja da Silva.