On the day of the infamous and melancholic Bolsonarist coup d’état, a photographer was attacked by terrorists and had his camera stolen. Some time later, when scouring websites selling used objects, he found that camera.
The photographer pretended to be interested and arranged a meeting with the thief. He warned the Police which set up an ambush. The terrorist was arrested and the camera was returned to its rightful owner.
I love happy endings!
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The disinformation deflected blame away from former President Trump’s instigation of the insurrection, while also painting the events as a conspiracy against Trump and his supporters. Similar attempts are now underway in Brazil, with pro-Bolsonaro TV networks such as Jovem Pan giving airtime to figures pedaling disinformation.
The article linked in what I quoted goes over a boycott campaign.
Since the attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions, Sleeping Giant’s campaign hasn’t just caused financial repercussions for Jovem Pan, but also drawn attention to the radical nature of the network’s content. In order to avoid more financial losses during an investigation by the Public Ministry for disseminating false information and inciting anti-democratic protests, the network has fired its most radical journalists and commentators, such as Rodrigo Constantino, who was removed from Jovem Pan at the beginning of the year and had his Twitter account suspended by a Supreme Court decision for spreading misinformation with the “potential to incite anti-democratic acts.”
Genral Tomás Paiva, commander-in-chief of Brazilian army, said that the military didn´t find any signs of fraud in the last election and moreover, He says that Mr. Bolsonaro interfered politically in the Brazilian armed forces trying to obtain personal gain.
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This news is very interesting. Bolsonaro spent His entire term sowing doubts about the elections. One of the allegations he tossed to His accolyte is that voting machines are unreliable because nobody knows what’s inside them. An urban legend spread in Bolsonarista circles said that the Brazilian military hasgreat experts in elections and IT, so they should have the final word on everything and they would prove the fraud. The military, as well as other segments of society, evaluated last year such devices and no one found any problems. But even so, Bolsonaristas did not believe and called for a coup d’état since last year.
Now that General Tomás has spoken stating that there was no fraud and that at least Mr. Bolsonaro acted in bad faith, let’s see what they will say. Is it a plot twist?
Just making this a separate reply, now.
Also, I saw this earlier, but didn’t post it.
However, the official, who is a high-ranking adviser to the leftist leader, said that Bolsonaro is unlikely to face arrest upon his return.
More fascism on the march in Brazil.
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Titled “Nation Project: Brazil in 2035,” the report proposes a grand national strategy on issues like geopolitics, science, technology, education and health. Alongside its more outlandish predictions, it foresees the end of Brazil’s universal health care system and public universities, and calls for the scrapping of environmental protections.
It’s tempting to laugh, but this was no fringe affair. The presentation of the plan last year was attended by Brazil’s vice president and the secretary general of the Defense Ministry.
Oh no.
The military are behind several critical moments in the political life of the country. It all started with the fall of Emperor Pedro II in 1889. I think this kind of thing has no parallel in the history of the United States and most European countries.
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The article does not mention what article 142 of the Constitution does. I found a page with a link which would allow reading the 1988 Constitution in English, but it’s giving an authentication error when I try it.
The ruling, however, doesn’t clear Mr. Rocha from an ongoing investigation into his possible role in allowing the riots to take place by ignoring intelligence that the far-right groups intended to stage a riot — despite information that supporters of the former president were being bussed into the capital.
They must wear an electronic anklet, in addition to not being allowed to leave their homes at night and use social networks or contact other detainees in connection with the same case. They are also banned from leaving the country and must surrender their passports, while those having gun permits either for hunting or for collectors’ purposes had their licenses suspended.
