Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed “deep concern” over the rioting and vandalism against state authorities in Brazil's capital, Brasilia.
"Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone. We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities," Modi said in a statement.
Rioting began on Sunday after thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress building, leading to hours of chaos.
Some of the demonstrators called for a military intervention to either return the right-wing Bolsonaro to power or remove Lula from the presidency.
Brazilian police were eventually able to retake control of the building, but are still in the process of clearing rioters from the Supreme Court headquarters and Planalto presidential palace.
Brazil's Chief Justice Rosa Weber announced that the country's Supreme Court will work to ensure that "terrorists" are made an "example" of.
Meanwhile, Bolsonaro has rejected accusations by the new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he incited the invasion of the government buildings in Brasilia, calling them "baseless."
In a tweet, Bolsonaro also defended the right to "peaceful protests."
Soon after the election results in October, supporters of Bolsonaro began gathering outside military bases across the country, calling for a military intervention to prevent Lula from returning to office.
Lula was sworn in as president for the third time on January 1, saying that democracy was the true winner of the presidential election.