Brazilians were shocked last week after a bomb attack outside their nation's Supreme Court, resulting in one death. 

According to the BBC, witnesses described hearing two explosions this past Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m. local time in Brazil's capital city of Brasilia.

Bomber detonated explosives after being confronted by security guard

Authorities believe that those blasts were the work of Francisco Wanderley Luiz, who was killed as the explosives he was allegedly carrying went off.

Police say the first explosion emanated from Luiz's parked car, something which drew the attention of a nearby security guard.

The security guard then observed a man with a rucksack throwing a cloth over the Brazilian Supreme Court's Lady Justice Statue.

After being approached by the security guard, the man proceeded to open his shirt and reveal an explosive vest. After this, he went on to throw an object at the Supreme Court building before laying on the ground and detonating the explosives.

Former president calls for unity

Luiz was a 59-year-old man from Rio do Sul, which is located in the southern state of Santa Catarina. He unsuccessfully stood for election there four years ago under the banner of former President Jair Bolsonaro' Liberal Party.

For his part, Bolsonaro was quick to disavow Wednesday's bombing in a social media post the following day, calling for an "environment of unity."

- Pela pacificação,

- Lamento e repudio todo e qualquer ato de violência, a exemplo do triste episódio de ontem na Praça dos Três Poderes. Apesar de configurar um fato isolado, e ao que tudo indica causado por perturbações na saúde mental da pessoa que, infelizmente, acabou…

— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) November 14, 2024

"I regret and repudiate any and all acts of violence, such as yesterday's sad episode in Praça dos Três Poderes," the former president stated.

"Although this is an isolated incident, and apparently caused by mental health problems of the person who unfortunately ended up dying, it is an event that should make us reflect," he continued.

Bolsonaro advisor: There are crazy people everywhere"

Bolsonaro further added that Brazil should "cultivate an environment suitable for different ideas to confront each other peacefully, and for the strength of arguments to be worth more than the argument of force."

Fabio Wajngarten serves as an advisor to Bolsonaro, and the BBC noted that he addressed Wednesday's violence in a social media post of his own.

"There are crazy people everywhere, across all political spectrums, supporters of all teams, of all beliefs and religions," Wajngarten wrote.