Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account

[Judi Lynn]

4. What an amazing result. More than ever, however, Lula da Silva should be doubly protected.

Brazil has already gone through one hideous, bloody, right-wing military dictatorship which hoovered "dissidents" and suspected lefties off the street, from inside their homes, etc., tortured them, murdered them, disappeared them.

Bolsonaro already used the right-wing police and court allies he had to set up Lula da Silva, throw him in prison, so he couldn't campaign against Bolsonaro for the Presidency, then spend a lot of time in prison before honest officials finally got him released and the bogus charges terminated.

Clearly Bolsonaro has long, treacherous ties everywhere.

Right after his Presidential "win" a powerful female progressive poor woman from the ghetto who was gathering wide-spread support was assassinated, along with her driver, both shot on the street coming from a meeting.

Assassination of Marielle Franco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Marielle_Franco

You might want to scan this report. I just checked, and Bolsonaro's name is mentioned 43 times in it.

He, himself, is pure poison.

If only this will take him down enough he won't be able to become as lethal again.

Oh, yeah, undoubtedly you remember he has been called the "Trump of the Tropics" for years.


Thank you, so much, for posting this totally unexpected situation, Eugene.