Brazil supreme court evacuated after explosions, one dead

STORY: Explosions rocked the heart of Brazil's capital Brasilia on Wednesday night... ...just days before the G20 summit kicks off in Rio de Janeiro and a state visit to the capital by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Officials said a man killed himself with a bomb near Brasilia's Supreme Court Justice Building.The court justices were evacuated safely, and President Lula da Silva had left the nearby executive palace shortly before the blasts.:: TV Globo Local TV showed firefighters battling a blaze where the explosions occurred.An eyewitness and federal employee said she saw a man waving at her, before throwing something at the building and falling to the ground.Authorities said the man owned a nearby car, in which another explosion blew open the trunk.Federal District Vice Governor Celina Leao said the capital had stepped up its security after the blasts.Authorities are still investigating if this was an isolated case.The explosions took place around the Plaza of the Three Powers.That square connects the principal buildings of Brazil's three branches of federal government.:: George Marques /TMXIt was the scene of riots on Jan. 8 last year, when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings to protest his electoral defeat.

STORY: Explosions rocked the heart of Brazil's capital Brasilia on Wednesday night...

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just days before the G20 summit kicks off in Rio de Janeiro and a state visit to the capital by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Officials said a man killed himself with a bomb near Brasilia's Supreme Court Justice Building. The court justices were evacuated safely, and President Lula da Silva had left the nearby executive palace shortly before the blasts.

:: TV Globo Local TV showed firefighters battling a blaze where the explosions occurred. An eyewitness and federal employee said she saw a man waving at her, before throwing something at the building and falling to the ground. Authorities said the man owned a nearby car, in which another explosion blew open the trunk.

Federal District Vice Governor Celina Leao said the capital had stepped up its security after the blasts. Authorities are still investigating if this was an isolated case. The explosions took place around the Plaza of the Three Powers.

That square connects the principal buildings of Brazil's three branches of federal government. :: George Marques /TMX It was the scene of riots on Jan. 8 last year, when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings to protest his electoral defeat.

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