> mostly carryovers from the Bolsonaro government Gonçalves Dias, the appointed head of GSI, also appeared in the videos and he was head of security for Lula f

> mostly carryovers from the Bolsonaro government Gonçalves Dias, the appointed head of GSI, also appeared in the videos and he was head of security for Lula for 8 years. https://www.jota.info/eleicoes/quem-e-goncalves-dias-que-chefiara-o-gabinete-de-seguranca-institucional-de-lula-29122022 https://www.jota.info/eleicoes/quem-e-goncalves-dias-que-che... Days prior to the events both ABIN (intelligence services) and PF (federal police) warned Flavio Dino (minister of law & order) of the build-up and he did nothing (which is a crime). Everyone in the country knew this thing was going to happen. https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/04/goncalves-dias-fala-em-apagao-do-sistema-de-inteligencia-e-que-nao-prendeu-extremistas-porque-fazia-gerenciamento-de-crise.ghtml https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/04/goncalves-... https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/04/atos-golpistas-documentos-videos-e-mensagens-mostram-como-inteligencia-alertou-sobre-ataques-em-brasilia.ghtml https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/04/atos-golpi... I don't know the extent of the government involvement but it's clear that the government let the events happen to exploit them politically.