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Brazil minor detained in president palace after ramming gate

Brazil minor detained in president palace after ramming gate | iNFOnews.ca
Security officers stand guard at the main entrance of the Alvorada Palace after a minor rammed a car through the gate Wednesday night, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Security forces detained a the minor who allegedly wanted to reach the presidential palace. A statement from the president's office says that around 7 p.m. Wednesday a vehicle drove at a high speed toward the Alvorada Palace. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

SAO PAULO – Authorities say the youth who rammed a car through a gate and into the garage of Brazil’s presidential palace made his way into the interior of the residence.

The government’s Institutional Security Council declined further comment Thursday, but local media said the minor hid in a third floor room before he was detained.

The council said the vehicle was driven at high speed into the Alvorada Palace Wednesday. Guards first fired warning shots and when the vehicle failed to slow, they fired at the car itself. The driver was not hurt.

The Alvorada Palace is the official residence of Brazilian presidents, but President Michel Temer does not use it, preferring the Jaburu Palace, which is the official residence of vice-presidents.

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