Understanding the Insurrection in Brazil

While parallels exist between what happened in Brazil to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, it’s much deeper than that

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Former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, was ousted by voters in late October and replaced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). Returns from the election showed Lula beating Bolsonaro with 50.9% of the vote to 49.1%. However, Bolsonaro supporters have been arguing that the election was stolen. Des…