Bolsonaro and Trump, apart yet together
Time|April 08, 2024
A PRESIDENT FACING A TOUGH fight for re-election warns his followers that corrupt elites want to steal power from them. He loses the election and calls on his supporters to defend him. Unable to block the transfer of power, he retreats to Florida.
IAN BREMMER
Bolsonaro and Trump, apart yet together

His supporters attack government buildings to protest the election result. Out of power, the former leader now faces criminal charges-and accusations that he's the one who tried to steal the last election. He remains a formidable political force, one who will shape his country's politics for years to come.

This is the story of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro.

There is one crucial difference between Bolsonaro's current position and that of former President Donald Trump. Courts in Brazil have ruled that his accusations that the country's voting machines were used to rig the election against him disqualify Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. While Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee.

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