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Nouseriously t1_iu2dvck wrote

800% chance that Bolsonaro goes full Trump and claims he got robbed. Unfortunately, democratic norms are weak enough in Brazil that he might get away with just refusing to leave.

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JamesBond-007-- t1_iu2zmdr wrote

Plus he has the military’s backing him so I think this will turn into a bloody civil war.

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ShenmeNamaeSollich t1_iu5rw9b wrote

Always funny to hear the media talk about this “Bolsonaro was an Army Captain so the military supports him …”

He was in for ~15yrs and didn’t make it beyond Company Grade Officer. He never had any serious responsibility and was effectively booted out for insubordination and a potential terrorist plot! Dude was a shit officer and an alleged traitor.

He’s a useful idiot and a puppet for other hardline right-wingers. Not some beloved military hero.

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