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Jair Bolsonaro

The coup mentality does not die: Bolsonarism and the ongoing threat against the rule of law in Brazil

The historic conviction of Bolsonaro and the military for the attempted coup has not stopped Bolsonarism, which keeps the threat against Brazilian democracy alive both inside and outside the country.

Amnesty and the Rule of Law

The attempt by Bolsonarism to promote an amnesty law for those convicted of the 2022 assault on democracy rekindles in Brazil the debate over the limits of political forgiveness and the risk of turning justice into an instrument of impunity.

The denialism that remains: how the Bolsonaro legacy shapes Congress and Brazilian politics

Bolsonaro’s denialism persists in Brazil’s Congress, shaping politics, weakening protections, and fueling disinformation even after his government.

Bolsonaro, Lula, Bonaparte and Malaparte

Sixty years after the coup of 1964, the judicial investigation that compromises Bolsonaro he uses to campaign, follow the "Trump2024 style manual", reverse the burden of proof, accuse the Judiciary of persecuting him and seek to take revenge against his successor.

Post-Bolsonarism: a backfire?

Could the terrorist aggression of the Bolsonarist hordes against the pillars of the Brazilian institutional system have been an unexpected gift that favors the consolidation of democracy in that country?

Organized Lie and the Keys of the Bolsonarist Coup d’État Mentality 

Just as it happened with the failed Trumpist coup d'état of January 6, 2021, in Brazil, lies manufactured from above were incredibly taken as true and motivated actions from below.