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Two Brazilian air force pilots could be collared by the long arm of the
law after making a low-altitude supersonic fly pass which shattered
every window of Brazil's Supreme Court.

If they know what's good
for them, it might be a good idea to keep flying and put as much
distance between them and the angry lawyers inside the blown-out
building

Swooping low over the structure housing the Supremo
Tribunal Federal in Brasilia, the two French-made Mirage 2000 jets
generated a massive shockwave - destroying the building's glass facade.


The
war planes had been taking part in the ceremony of exchange of the
national flag at the Praça dos Três Poderes, at the Esplanada dos
Ministerios.

No one was injured in the incident, but the
shockwave was so powerful nearly every window in the court building was
destroyed and a few in the Congressional buildings beyond.

Indeed,
in videos of the incident, members of the crowds watching the ceremony
can be heard whooping and hollering at the impressive aeronautic
display.

Impressive to everyone but the legal eagles inside the building.

Brigadier
Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, chief of the Centre for Social Communication
of the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB), said military authorities had
investigated the incident and would reimburse any cost.

Made by
French arms company Dassault, Mirage 2000s are known for their fantastic
straight line speed, reaching just over twice the speed of sound.

However,
the single-engined warplanes are also notorious for their enormous
turning circles - a manoeuvrability issue at high speed that could have
played a part in yesterday's incident.

After all, if the pilots
had time to see what was coming up ahead of them, they would have had
little chance to do anything about it.

The FAB operate 12 of the planes, which have been out of production since 2007.