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Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup.

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[–] TallonMetroid 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hope they throw the book at him. Coddling would-be dictators just emboldens them and others to try again.

[–] TropicalDingdong 6 points 11 months ago

They were going for a global fascist coup and it backfired.

[–] ChapolinColoradoNZ -3 points 11 months ago

Nothing will happen to him. He served a purpose and his dealings got Lula back to presidency. Him or Lula are not the ones calling the shots here, if you believe that the "polarisation" is what drives their decisions, you're part of the mob.