Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília

The main target of a bomber who killed themselves while attempting to attack Brazil’s supreme court was the justice leading the key investigations into the attempted coup of 8 January last year, when supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings to protest against his election defeat, police have said.

The explosions outside the court took place just five days before the G20 heads of state meet in Rio de Janeiro, which is followed by a state visit to Brasília, the capital, by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.