Man kills self with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get inside

A man killed himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get inside.

An explosion occurred outside Brazil's Supreme Court in the capital city of Brasilia on Wednesday, resulting in one fatality.

Police confirmed the explosion, stating that an "artifact" detonated outside the court. Images circulated by local media outlets showed a body lying on the ground near the site of the explosion.

Jorge Macedo, a staff member at the Supreme Court, reported hearing two blasts that prompted the evacuation of the building. “He said the person lying on the ground outside the court appeared to be dead." Firefighters later confirmed the death, but the individual has not been identified.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was not present at the nearby presidential palace at the time of the incident, according to his spokesman, Jose Chrispiniano.