The structural calculations by Joaquim Cardozo allowed the foundations of the Supreme Court building and other palaces, as well as of the Cathedral of Brasília, to be thin, barely touching the ground.

Around 13:00 BRT, around 4,000 Bolsonarists[7] left the Brazilian Army Headquarters and walked towards Three Powers Plaza,[8] coming into conflict with the Military Police of the Federal District (PMDF) on the Monumental Axis.

[11] Right after the events, Ibaneis Rocha fired Secretary of Public Security and former Bolsonaro Justice Minister, Anderson Torres, who was in Orlando, Florida on the day of the attacks.

Many analysts compared the attacks to the United States Capitol storming in 2021 by Donald Trump supporters, who similarly had refused to accept his defeat in US elections.

[16][17][18][19] Many social movements called for protests against the attacks and in defense of democracy,[20] which took place on 9 January in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Recife, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and other cities, gathering thousands of people.