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The Economist @economist.com

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s ex-president, is likely to be found guilty of attempting a coup. That makes the country a test case for how countries recover from a populist fever

aug 31, 2025, 11:40 pm • 116 25

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Roccafella @roccafella07.bsky.social

Small problem we have 70 Million wackos perfectly fine with what he’s doing. We need to first get past that

sep 1, 2025, 12:14 am • 0 0 • view
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Margot Sibley @margotsibley25.bsky.social

And Trump uses tariffs to punish the government for holding Bolsonaro culpable.

aug 31, 2025, 11:49 pm • 2 1 • view
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Sean Quixote @spqesq.bsky.social

It's not complicated. The Brazilian Supreme Court followed the law and honored their oath to the constitution. #Calvinball-court

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aug 31, 2025, 11:59 pm • 2 1 • view
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Reliable Indicator @reliableindicator.bsky.social

You mean from attempted coups.

aug 31, 2025, 11:47 pm • 0 1 • view
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Lucas @bsdocas.bsky.social

Watch and learn, gringos.

aug 31, 2025, 11:52 pm • 7 0 • view
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Matthew Benjamin @mattbenjamin.bsky.social

Strike “populist” and replace with “tyranny” or “authoritarianism” or “dictatorship”

sep 1, 2025, 6:53 am • 1 0 • view