In Brazil Fears Of January 6 Style Post Election Violence Grow As President Questions Electoral System
Brazil’s Oct. 2 vote pits 76-year-old leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, a former lawmaker and army chief. Analysts fear that Brazil, home to more than 210 million people, could face political violence or something similar to the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol, as Bolsonaro has consistently sought to delegitimize the electoral system. With anti-government power high and Lula leading in the polls, Brazil could become the latest Latin American country to turn to the political left, following recent elections in Colombia, Chile, Honduras and others....