During an interview this Monday, the Governor of the state of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, said that the Lula government facilitated acts of vandalism in Brasília to “play the victim". “It seems to me that there was a mistake by the radical right, which is a minority. There was also an error, perhaps on purpose, committed by the Federal Government, which turned a blind eye [to the situation] so the worst could happen and they could play the victim. It's an assumption. But the investigations will show if it really happened." “Confusing good citizens with vadals is a very serious mistake. You must punish those people who did the vandalism. But extending this to those who are demonstrating in an orderly manner is a very different situation,” said the Governor.