Kicking off In Brazil

[MOZZER2]

Anti Lula people have taken over the Brazilian National Congress

All eyes need to be on Brazil right now. Democracy is completely under attack. Bolsonaro supporters are invading Congress, the presidential
palace, and realms of power in Brazil.
Unbelievable scenes.

pic.twitter.com/q0ywe88ubm

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) January 8, 2023

[cyril evans awaydays]

Re: Kicking off In Brazil

Where do you stand on populist insurrectionists storming seats of democracy, Mozz? Have learned what "Stop the Steal" is in Portuguese, yet?

[MOZZER2]

Re: Kicking off In Brazil

Where do you stand on populist insurrectionists storming seats of democracy, Mozz? Have learned what "Stop the Steal" is in Portuguese, yet?

i can only guess in this case the current installed leader is a convicted criminal might have something to do with it

Imagine the uproar in the UK if we elected a new PM with a criminal record !

some strange things going on with Brazil at the minute Bolsonaro been admitted to hospital in the USA today . 9/01/2023

[jon1959]

Re: Kicking off In Brazil

i can only guess in this case the current installed leader is a convicted criminal might have something to do with it

Imagine the uproar in the UK if we elected a new PM with a criminal record !

some strange things going on with Brazil at the minute Bolsonaro been admitted to hospital in the USA today . 9/01/2023

Effectively now an unconvicted criminal - despite Lula spending years in gaol after a politically driven prosecution in 2016-18 which successfully prevented his standing in the 2018 presidential elections.

The prosecuting judge Sergio Moro was rewarded by Jair Bolsanaro (who won the 2018 election in the absence of Lula) with the Ministry of Justice and Public Security:

On 23 March 2021, the Supreme Federal Court ruled by a 3–2 decision that Moro, who had overseen Lula's trial in a case, was biased against him. It upheld the ruling on 23 June by a 7–4 decision. Judge Gilmar Mendes of the Supreme Federal Court on 24 June annulled the two other cases Moro had brought against Lula, reasoning that there was a link between them and the case in which Moro was declared biased. This meant that all evidence Moro had collected against Lula is inadmissible in court and fresh trials would be needed.