About 500 young people from the antagonistic groups and social centers gathered in Padua in the afternoon for the arrival of the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, who planned a private visit to the Basilica of Santo Antonio on Monday afternoon, which was then only carried out in the evening. . The young people were subjected to a police charge when they tried to break through the security cordon and get closer to the basilica. Water cannons were also used to disperse demonstrators who threw various objects at the police. A girl was arrested, identified and taken into custody by the police after the first charge. His position is now being examined by investigators.
“In the afternoon belonging to the social centers of the city and the Veneto, not respecting the static demonstration notice sent to the Padua Police Headquarters, they moved against the deployment of the police forces placed to protect the Basilica of Sant’Antonio, for the obvious purpose to prevent the visit of the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. A forced dissolution intervention was therefore necessary, also through the use of the State Police hydrant and the contribution of the dog units. One person has been stopped and his position is being examined by the Digos. At the moment a careful study of the films is underway to identify and identify the perpetrators of the clashes ”, explains the Padua police headquarters in a note.
In the morning Bolsonaro had been to Anguillara to receive honorary citizenship. Here he also met with some distant relatives, descendants of the Bolsonaro family who emigrated to Brazil at the end of the 19th century. And here too there was a protest demonstration.