THE TRIAL OF JAIR BOLSONARO (2025)

Imagine a democracy tested by denial. A president loses, refuses to accept it, and rallies his supporters to storm the institutions meant to protect the vote. The coup fails, but the reckoning begins. Does it sound familiar? Brazil has brought their former president to trial for plotting to overturn an election. For America, still haunted by January 6th, the case offers a glimpse of what accountability might look like when democracy pushes back.

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