responsible for the riots of supporters of the previous president and they stormed key buildings. more than 1,500 were detained. 527 people were arrested. unclear how many are in custody. the former president was just released from the hospital in florida. he tells a cnn affiliate he expects to return to brazil. we spoke to one of the protesters who was arrested. reporter: pro bolsonaro people defiant. victory is ours, they scream. our flag will never be red, they chant. a direct reference to president lula s left wing worker s party. they were questioned about their alleged role in one of the ugliest days in brazilian politics. some of those inside complain of the conditions.
tonight from brazilia, the capitol, yet the capital. so it s your understanding of how many people have been charged, and what kind of consequences they could actually be facing? we spoke to the federal police this evening, anderson, they told us about 599 protesters pro bolsonaro protesters have been released. 527 have been charged, and they could face up to 12 years in prison, depending on the charge, could be part of anything from being part of a coup d état, or terrorism. but about 500 or so, anderson, are still being triaged, i ve still been questioned by local authorities. questions are also being asked, tonight, about the security in this country. was there security lapse, was there an intelligence failure? somebody who is lula s advisor telling cnn there was definitely some problems with security, but pointing the finger directly at the governor of the federal district who has been dismissed. also the last 15 minutes, supreme court here in brazil as arrested the public hav
this is a challenge for lula who has been on the job for just over a week. uniting a polarized country, a movement that is angry and simply refuses to accept defeat. what s your understanding of how many people have been charged? what consequences could they face? reporter: we spoke with the federal police this evening. they told us about 599 protesters have been released. 527 have been charged. they could face up to 12 years in prison, depending on the charge. could be anything from being part of a coup or to terrorism. about 500 or so are still being triaged, being questioned by local authorities. questions are being asked tonight about the security here in the country. was there an intelligence
the legacy is complicated. we re talking about crimes that happened in the 1990s, and his acquittal was shocking. his conviction was shocking, his acquittal is shocking and his legacy is going to be very much tied to the clerical sex abuse scandal in australia and the sex abuse coverups from here in rome at the vatican, max. barbie, thank you very much, indeed. we re going to keep across that as well. very mixed legacy for a lot of people. brazil s justice minister and supreme court justice are vowing to prosecute everyone responsible for the attacks on the buildings. they have detained 1500 people. of those 527 have been arrested for allegedly participating in sunday s storming of congress, the presidential palace and the supreme court. the brazilian president has criticized the police in the capitol after hundreds of supporters were able to breach