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Toiler On the Sea's avatar

I think Brazil's democracy defenders know they have to move fast because Trump's CIA would do all it can to get Bolsonaro re-elected and/or have another coup there.

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Brad Warren's avatar

I really don't want the South American coup era to return. We don't need more Pinochets/Videlas/Stroessners.

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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

It's not really possible to do it on that scale without reverting the CIA to Cold War-era funding and resources. Best they can do is hack their computer systems.

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Brad Warren's avatar

Not our proudest foreign policy era, amirite?

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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

No it wasn't, but the Cold War was a bad time all around.

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michaelflutist's avatar

I don't think that's likely to be their main concern, though it could be a factor. But Brazil's voters tend to vote out the incumbent government whenever they're dissatisfied with the economy, regardless of the stated ideology or previous record of the party they vote in. Kind of like fucking stupid U.S. voters.

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Paleo's avatar

Bolsonaro has been barred from running in the 2026 presidential election

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66070923

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