How Brazil should deal with the bolsonarista insurrection
Punish those who broke the law, but govern inclusively
Draped in Brazilian flags, they smashed offices, stole files, thumped police and injured at least five journalists. On January 8th thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace, demanding the overturning of an election result. The parallels with the attack on America’s Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump in 2021 are obvious—and far from coincidental. Mr Bolsonaro has long admired Mr Trump and copied his methods.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “How to deal with an insurrection”
Leaders January 14th 2023
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