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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@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

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

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

He should get a year for every tree that was removed during his time

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] ChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year 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.

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