At CPAC, Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro Blames the Left for Insurrection
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has become a darling of the US far-right, attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington,…
Trump’s Return to Twitter and Facebook Will Fuel More Political Violence
Trump holding a rally near the White House shortly before the siege of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Soon after Elon Musk purchased Twitter in late October, the tech mogul reinstated Donald Trump’s account, which the company had…
Two Years Ago This Brazilian Expert on the Far Right Predicted Their Insurrection
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, stand on the roof of the National Congress.Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two years and two days after the invasion of the US Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists, much of the world appeared to be astonished as…
A Law Signed by Bolsonaro Paved the Way for Authorities to Prosecute His Insurrectionists
Protesters, supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, sit in front of police. Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, in Brazil’s version of the January 6 insurrection, thousands of supporters of defeated former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a coordinated assault against the…
Brazil Just Had Its January 6. It Wasn’t Hard to See It Coming.
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces. Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.RIO DE JANEIRO – On January 1, 2023, a photograph of newly inaugurated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, walking up the access ramp to Palácio…
Of Course Steve Bannon and January 6 Fans Are Cheering on the Brazilian Insurrection
Steve Bannon is backing Brazilians attacking their Congress.Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Steve Bannon and others involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress lauded supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as they stormed government buildings in their capital on…