democracy concerns

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed the accusations against him as “vague” and part of a politically motivated persecution. In a lengthy post on social media, Bolsonaro rejected the claims that he attempted a coup to stay in power after his 2022 election defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He went further to label the Brazilian government as an “authoritarian regime,” accusing it of manufacturing internal enemies to suppress political opposition.