live to sao paulo and we can speak to maria herminia tavares, political scientist at the university of paulo. thank you very much forjoining us to speak about this. how is come as a shock to you, what we're seeing today? a shock to you, what we're seeing toda ? , , , . a shock to you, what we're seeing toda? today? yes, yes and everybody exected today? yes, yes and everybody exnected that _ today? yes, yes and everybody expected that these _ today? yes, yes and everybody expected that these extreme . today? yes, yes and everybody - expected that these extreme groups that were in front of... in front of the military buildings would try something, but we didn't... we actually didn't expect that they would invade the congress, the governmental palace, the supreme court. as... as of yesterday, we had news that they were going to brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, but...— brasilia, they were gathering in brasilia, but... and at that point, did ou brasilia, but. .. and at that point, did you think— brasilia, but. .. and at that point, did you think of

let's get some more reaction from brazil now from maria herminia tavares, a professor of political scienceo university. there has been a very important reaction to the vandalism acts last sunday. actually, there is opinion poll, that says that 90% of the brazilians condemn the acts, so i think there is a huge support for democracy, everybody is very appalled by the violence, that we saw in brasilia by television. i think that, probably, there has been some lenience, if not complicity of the governor of the federal district, brasilia is the federal district in brazil, and it has a governor, the governor has secretaries, and clearly, they knew that these people were there, and they could cause huge problems, and they didn't take the measures to stop them. and today, the supreme court actually removed the governor of the federal district for 90 days, or three months, in order to do the investigation is necessary to punish the people that promoted that. i think the extreme right in brazil is strong, it is organised, has money, has support, from entrepreneurs, from minority groups in society, s

for more analysis on this, i'm joined now by maria herminia tavares who is professor of political scienceo university. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what has been the reaction to these protests in brazil? . , , ., , brazil? there has been a very important _ brazil? there has been a very important reaction _ brazil? there has been a very important reaction to - brazil? there has been a very important reaction to the - important reaction to the vandalism acts last sunday. actually, there is opinion poll, that says that 90% of the brazilians condemn the acts, so i think there is a huge support for democracy, everybody is very appalled by the violent, that we saw in brasilia by television.— television. how could a storming _ television. how could a storming like _ television. how could a storming like this - television. how could a l storming like this happen television. how could a - storming like this happen in the way that it did? should the authorities have been better prepared? i authorities have been better prepared?— prepared? i think that, probably. _ prepared? i think that, pr