Wisely wrote yesterday Anne apple tree on the Atlantic that Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters, who stormed the Brazilian Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday evening, demonstrated that the revolutions, which can become contagious, are not only democratic but also anti-democratic. Applebaum, of course, points to the symmetries that exist between the attack on the Brazilian powerhouse (January 8, 2023) and that on the American Congress (January 6, 2021). And in particular, it refers to the way in Brazil the defeated president — who, after losing in November’s elections, refused to attend the inauguration of his successor — abolished the title of Brazilian president and recognized those attempted , attacking Brazilian institutions were largely his supporters – he chose not to accept his rival’s victory, just like donald trump.
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