Bolsanaro supporters storm Brazil’s capital buildings

[Velar Fricative]

Well this doesn’t sound familiar at all. Also, in case you weren’t aware, Bolsanaro is hiding out in…Orlando.

apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-government-caribbean-0c03c098a5e2a09ac534412c30ae8355

[mrsukyankee]

JFC. To all of it.

[NewOrleans]

😐

[Pom]

I just read that Bolsonaro also made a mess of the presidential palace before he left. Such scumbags.

www.wionews.com/world/bolsonaro-wrecked-brazils-iconic-presidential-palace-before-leaving-report-550267

[katiecj6]

I live in Brazil. My husband is brazilian. In Rio de Janeiro right now. What's been happening politically, for the last several years is scary for the democracy here.

Obviously, what happened at the capital is horrible. But there's just something so odd about it. Bolsonaro supporters have been peacefully protesting in front of military headquarters around the country for months. Then all of a sudden, an extremist faction joined in and this happened. Now, all of the peaceful protest are being vacated "just in case".

In general, what gets reported in the international news is so biased towards the left that it's alarming. The Supreme Court justices have been abusing their power at an alarming rate.

My husband and I aren't Bolsonarist, but he voted for Bolsonaro because there was no way his conscious could vote for Lula. A former president who was convicted in several courts of corruption, jailed, and then released on a technicality.

[Bad Dingo]

Jan 10, 2023 6:18:16 GMT -5 katiecj6 said:

My husband and I aren't Bolsonarist, but he voted for Bolsonaro because there was no way his conscious could vote for Lula. A former president who was convicted in several courts of corruption, jailed, and then released on a technicality.

"He is a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage and homosexuality, abortion, affirmative action, drug liberalization, and secularism." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro


www.vox.com/world/2018/10/10/17952948/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-elections-trump

[katiecj6]

Jan 10, 2023 8:48:06 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

Jan 10, 2023 6:18:16 GMT -5 katiecj6 said:

My husband and I aren't Bolsonarist, but he voted for Bolsonaro because there was no way his conscious could vote for Lula. A former president who was convicted in several courts of corruption, jailed, and then released on a technicality.

"He is a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage and homosexuality, abortion, affirmative action, drug liberalization, and secularism." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro


www.vox.com/world/2018/10/10/17952948/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-elections-trump

I understand the problems with Bolsonaro. I am not a Bolsonarist. I cannot support Lula at all or the actions of the Supreme Court to bring him back to power.

Our biggest concern with the democracy here is the power taken by the Supreme Court.

[meganew]

I’m getting “but her emails” vibes in this thread