South American Politics

[Art Decade]

Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.

apnews.com

 

[funky]

Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.

apnews.com

If recent developments elsewhere are any indication, he’ll be back in office next year

 

[Art Decade]

Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules

Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies

www.theguardian.com

 

[Art Decade]

Bolsonaro: Court orders him to wear ankle tag and imposes curfew

A court in Brazil also bars the ex-president from using social media and put him under 24-hour surveillance.

www.bbc.com

 

[Agneeta]

Not quite politics

 

[funky]

How symbolic

 

[Agneeta]

 

[Agneeta]

I know Mexico is Central America but...

 

[Madison]

Pray for all the horrible American internet gays on vacation in Puerto Vallarta.

 

[K.C.]

They'll be laying their down their lives for their bathhouses.

 

[Agneeta]

Brazilian election today Bolsonaro Jr is standing up against Lula Rui da Silva.

Bolsonaro Jr is such the spit of his father I'd wouldn't be surprised if it was him.

Will be touching Lula in the morning for support.

 

[VoR]

Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory

Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge

www.theguardian.com

 

[funky]

Why does everyone have such a fucking SHORT MEMORY?

 

[Tisch]

BBC News - Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Art Decade]

Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias

A judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[GNL]

Brazil runoff live updates: ballot count resumes after two-hour voting extension

Polls officially close after Brazilian ⁠supreme court ordered the extension Sunday as Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva await results

www.theguardian.com

Currently quite a tight race between Lula and the evil spawn of Bolsonaro, but (let us pray it holds) Lula is winning.

 

[Art Decade]

 

[win_the_game]

Looks like Lula's lead is growing with 87% of the vote counted.

Beating another generation of that trash family.

 

[GNL]

Brazil elections: Lula beats Bolsonaro to win fourth term - follow live

Voters were choosing between 80-year-old left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and 45-year-old right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

www.bbc.co.uk

He's won! Great news for planet Earth

 

[Madison]

Amazing

 

[FannyFaudrey]

So, so wonderful.

HOPE.

 

[Art Decade]

Genetically inherited loserdom.

 

[funky]

The fact that his father literally COLLAPSED Brazil and just a few years later almost half the country is voting for his son, shows how something is GRAVELY wrong with humanity in 2026

 

[Dark Carnival]

What a pleasant surprise to wake up to!

 

[Apoca]

Truly wonderful news to wake up to. Hope Jair enjoyed this one from house arrest

 

[Indie]

LUUULA

LA LA LA LA LA LUUUULA

 

[Agneeta]

 

[K.C.]

A 52% win is practically a landslide these days.

 

[Agneeta]

A 52% win is practically a landslide these days.

 

[K.C.]

 

[Kate]

There was a polling station near where I live so Hammersmith was full of Brazilians yesterday, seemingly from both sides judging by the colours they were wearing. All surprisingly good-natured considering one of the candidates is a nepo fascist.

Anyway GOOD!!!

 

[VoR]

 

[funky]

There was a polling station near where I live so Hammersmith was full of Brazilians yesterday, seemingly from both sides judging by the colours they were wearing. All surprisingly good-natured considering one of the candidates is a nepo fascist.

Anyway GOOD!!!

Imagine living in a foreign country and voting for a fascist nationalist

It’s like Benidorm, but make it Stockwell

 

[Madison]

Ack - I liked one of these on Twitter and now my timeline is swamped by Brazilian AI slop: