Investigation into attack on democracy by Leonardo Sakamoto.
Following the 6 January 2021 insurrection by followers of Donald Trump unhappy with his electoral defeat, then-President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro said if changes to the electoral system were not introduced his country would have a ‘worse problem than the US’. On 8 January this year, he made good on his threat.
Bolsonaro remained silent after his defeat to Lula last October, but his allies fostered coup-like acts across Brazil.
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