A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building Wednesday that forced justices and staff to evacuate, authorities said.

A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasilia.

Two explosions took place near Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday night ... ran unsuccessfully for local office in 2020 under the banner of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s conservative Liberal Party. The blasts in Brasília, the capital, happened ...