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Delivering her decisive vote, Rocha denounced what she called an attempt to “sow the malignant seed of anti-democracy” in Brazil – but celebrated how the country’s institutions had survived and were fighting back.
“Brazilian democracy was not shaken,” Rocha told a court in the capital, Brasília, warning of the spread of “the virus of authoritarianism”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/brazil-supreme-court-bolsonaro-guilty-coup
A little reminder of what #Trump was saying just 2 months ago…
‘Trump also spoke favourably of former Brazilian president #Bolsonaro, saying he "respected him greatly". He added that the ongoing trial against him is "an international disgrace".
‘Trump and Bolsonaro enjoyed a friendly relationship when their presidencies overlapped…Bolsonaro is often dubbed "Trump of the Tropics"
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