Brasília, Brazil - Brazilian police cleared a protest camp outside the armed forces' headquarters in Brasília on Monday and took roughly 1,200 people into temporary custody, a day after radical supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country's main government buildings.

The thousands of rioters who attacked the Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday refuse to acknowledge Bolsonaro's defeat to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in as president a week ago.

Bolsonaro, who is currently staying in Florida, never made a public statement explicitly conceding that he lost.

After the violence, the Supreme Court ordered protesters' camps, including a large one in front of the army headquarters, to be cleared within 24 hours, prompting the large police operation, the news portal G1 reported.

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The 1,200 protesters taken into temporary custody on Monday followed the arrest of 230 suspected rioters on Sunday.

Brazil's Supreme Court also temporarily removed Brasília Governor Ibaneis Rocha from office. An initial 90-day suspension began at 8:30 AM local time on Monday. Rocha is seen as a Bolsonaro ally.

Despite clear indications of imminent violent acts, the governor did nothing to ensure public safety, said Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

"The suspension is therefore reasonable, appropriate and proportionate to ensure public order and put an end to the repeated criminal practice," he said.

During the violence in Brasília, rioters ransacked the National Congress building after busting through barricades, climbing on the roof and smashing windows.

The rioters then directed their rage toward the nearby Supreme Court and the Palácio do Planalto, the official workplace of the president.

It took security forces several hours to regain control of the area.

Lula, who called the assault an attempted coup, signed a federal intervention decree, allowing the government to assume responsibility for public security in Brasília, "in response to the terrorist acts."