Inspired by the power of Trump's example, and egged on by some of Trump's propagandists, Brazilians mount their own assault on their own democracy and their own constitution

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/08/world/brazil-congress-protests-bolsonaro?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

Brazil Live Updates: Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Capital Buildings

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro charged into Congress, presidential offices and Supreme Court in the capital on Sunday.

Americans will find some familiar names here, advising Bolsonaro and cheering on the mob: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/23/brazil-bolsonaro-bannon/
Trump aides Bannon, Miller advising the Bolsonaros on next steps

Some allies and advisers want the Brazilian president to contest his election loss to Lula. Others want a global fight over free speech.

The Washington Post
@anneapplebaum Perhaps this is what was occupying our former president during the "battle" for House speaker.
@anneapplebaum neither knows how to lose but do it anyways
@anneapplebaum The kind of quality political consulting that used to be so lucrative in Ukraine.
@anneapplebaum I’d like to know what the intelligence community is doing about the clear and present danger generated by these anti-democratic Americans.

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U.S. “Stop the Steal” Messages Reverberate to Brazil, and Back

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 27, 2022

Benjamin T. Decker is founder and CEO and Adi Cohen is COO of Memetica, a digital investigations firm.

https://techpolicy.press/u-s-stop-the-steal-messages-reverberate-to-brazil-and-back/

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@anneapplebaum Why is Florida harboring fascists? Trump and Bolsonaro.

@anneapplebaum “The links between Mr Bolsonaro and the Trump movement were highlighted by a meeting in November between the former president and Mr Bolsonaro's son at Mr Trump's Florida resort.

During that trip, Eduardo Bolsonaro also spoke to Mr Bannon and Trump adviser Jason Miller”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64206484

How Trump's allies stoked Brazil Congress attack

It is no mere coincidence that scenes in Brasilia resemble events at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021

@anneapplebaum fascist traitors flock together
@anneapplebaum And that's why we have laws. When criminals are allowed to get away with committing crimes they will just keep doing it. These guys all should never see the outside of a prison cell again.

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“George Carlin - The Big Club”
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@N2Priest @anneapplebaum Losers advising losers on how to lose.