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The '''2002 Esteiran self-coup d'état''', also known as '''A Aquisição''' ('''The Takeover'''), took place on April 4, 2002 when [[President of Esteira|President]] [[Luis Souza]] ordered the [[Esteiran National Police]] and the [[Esteiran Military Forces]] to seize control of [[Esteira|Esteira's]] legislative and judicial bodies. Souza also ordered the arrest of political opponents, including the leaders of the [[National Liberal Party of Esteira|National Liberal Party]]. An {{wp|autocoup}}, Souza headed an emergency session of the [[National People's Assembly of Esteira|National People's Assembly]] that was attended by only
Nationwide demonstrations began soon after the news broke of the autocoup. These demonstrations were met with heavy resistance from the National Police, military, and pro-Souza demonstrators. The ensuing violence led to the deaths of 149 civilians, with hundreds more wounded and thousands arrested. The demonstrations came to an end on June 2, 2002.
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At approximately 09:30 am EST on April 4, 2002, a bomb was detonated in front of the Esteiran People's Party headquarters building, located at 156 W Menezes St in [[Porto Verde]]. The blast killed 12, including the PPE's national chairman (Feliciano Caetano) and two deputy secretaries (Zeferino Queiroz and Paulina Gomes). All three were generally considered to be opponents to Souza within the PPE.
For the next 75 minutes, representatives of the PPE were assassinated or wounded in shooting or bomb attacks. By 11:00 am, 12 representatives were killed and 21 were wounded, representing nearly 20% of the PPE's representation in the National People's Assembly. The victims were widely reported to oppose Souza and were considering breaking with the PPE and join the attempt to impeach Souza.
Souza appeared on television at 11:22 am and denounced the attacks, claiming that the attacks were the work of internal enemies of Esteira and were supported by parties in opposition to the PPE. Souza swore to bring the perpetrators to justice and declared a state of emergency in the capital district. The state of emergency established a curfew and shelter-in-place order in the city
=== Arrest of political opponents ===
Souza had provided the National Police with a list of political opponents that allegedly had ties with the attack on the Esteiran People's Party. The Police General of the National Police [[Mateus Torres]], was a close personal friend of Souza and assisted in the planning of Operation Sweep, so he had no problem issuing the arrest orders of opposition leadership. These arrests included the leaders of the National Liberal Party, whom Souza accused
===Seizure of
[[File:Esteiran troops outside People's Assembly.jpg|thumb|Soldiers of the [[Esteiran Army]] outside the National People's Assembly building.]]
Souza ordered the seizure of several buildings across Porto Verde, the most notable being the National People's Assembly building, the Constitutional Court building, the Esteiran Public Radio building, and the Esteiran Public Broadcasting Service television tower. Additionally, Souza deployed two platoons from the [[Esteiran Army]] to further secure the Presidential Palace in case of opposition.
Pro-Souza elements of the Esteiran Army seized control of the National People's Assembly Building at 12:00 pm, forming a defensive perimeter and blocking access to the building. The building was evacuated under the guise of a bomb threat, which was unfounded. With the building fully secured Souza authorized PPE party members to enter so they could begin the emergency session ordered by Souza. All other party members were refused access and forcibly blocked, and were physically removed from the building if they managed to get passed the soldiers.
Additional pro-Souza elements of the army moved in and detained the justices of the Constitutional Court and fully secured the Constitutional Court building by 12:10 pm, establishing a cordon around the building.
At the same time, the National Police Critical Incident Response Unit
===Emergency session===
==Aftermath==
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